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The Ontario Landlord Kit

A free, practical guide to choosing tenants carefully, checking what they tell you, and getting paid in full and on time.

What is inside

Step 1: Screen fairly and thoroughly, within the Human Rights Code
Step 2: Verify identity, employment, income and credit
Step 3: Check past Landlord and Tenant Board decisions
Step 4: If rent is late, act in this order (updated for 2026)
Step 5: Keep your lease inside Ontario law
A one page checklist to print and keep in each file

General information, not legal advice. Ontario’s rules change, so speak with a licensed paralegal or lawyer before you serve a notice, file with the Landlord and Tenant Board or sign a lease.

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