Tenant Services:

Question: What legal rights and duties do Ontario residential tenants have when they receive an eviction notice or landlord request to end a tenancy?

Answer: Melville Legal can help Ontario residential tenants understand their legal rights and duties under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and related Landlord and Tenant Board processes, including what counts as a valid notice, how to respond before a hearing, and how to gather supporting documents and evidence.  If the situation can be resolved through negotiation, Melville Legal works to try to reach a fair settlement with the landlord.  If resolution is evasive, Melville Legal can prepare the required Landlord Tenant Board forms and advocate at Landlord Tenant Board hearings to seek the outcome you need.  Call (289) 981-7712 to discuss your options in Burlington and across Ontario.

Legal Rights and Duties Affecting Residential Tenants

To a tenant, a rental dwelling is home. Of course, home means something unique to everyone and these special feelings are recognized. With this said, Melville Legal also recognizes that impartial empathy is often necessary to remain focused upon the legal issues and to remain an objective advisor and negotiator. Melville Legal helps tenants to resolve disputes by first reviewing the facts and issues and then by working to negotiate a resolution with the landlord. If resolution is evasive, Melville Legal can prepare the required Landlord Tenant Board forms and advocate at Landlord Tenant Board hearings.

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