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Housing Law

Halton is a great place to call home, but finding and keeping a rental unit that is affordable and in a good state of repair is a challenge.

Halton Community Legal Services helps tenants by providing advice about their rights and responsibilities regarding the place they rent.

We provide advice about:

  • Maintenance and repair issues (including pests like bed bugs and mice)
  • Rent increases
  • Harassment from your landlord
  • Paying your rent late
  • Being evicted (for arrears of rent, landlord moving in, sale of your unit, renovations and demolition, and more)
  • Landlord changing the locks
  • Privacy issues (including landlord entering your unit without notice)
  • Deposits and last month’s rent
  • Damage claims
  • Moving out before your lease is over
  • Assignment and subletting

If you are having problems with the place you rent or have questions about your rights and responsibilities, you can contact Halton Community Legal Services to get advice.

Should you receive paperwork from your landlord about ending your tenancy, you should contact us as soon as possible to get legal advice about your options.

Landlords

We do not help landlords. If you are a landlord, you can seek help at the Landlord Self Help Centre: 416-504-5190 or 1-800-730-3218

Tenant Duty Counsel Program

Halton Community Legal Services also provides Tenant Duty Counsel Services at Landlord and Tenant Board hearings which are currently held at the Burlington Public Library most Fridays. This service is available for tenants that have matters scheduled before the Board that day.

The Tenant Duty Counsel program is funded by the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO).

Seven Steps to Solving Tenancy Problems  

You can also use these seven steps to help you recognize and deal with tenancy problems.

Download 7 Steps to solving Tenancy Problems PDF