Great news for renters and their animals in Ontario: a new law was recently passed that prohibits landlords from banning pets in rental housing*. The new, simple standard lease “will be mandatory for private residential leases signed on or after April 30, 2018, including tenancies in single and semi-detached houses, apartment buildings, rented condominiums and secondary units (such as basement apartments)”.
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Pets Can No Longer Be Banned In Rental Units | SaultOnline.com
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Pets Can’t Be Banned In Rental Units – Housing Peterborough
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* “While Ontario Tenant law previously stated landlords couldn’t prohibit pets, this now applies to more rental accommodations in the Province of Ontario, outlined on http://www.isthatlegal.ca
It’s still common for classified and other rental ads to say, “No Pets”. The law doesn’t seem to prohibit that, so some uninformed owners continue to give up their pets.”
-Chris Harris
And for those people working to stop housing pet bans outside of Ontario:
Pets Welcome! How Landlords Can Make More Money by Going Pet-Friendly
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