Bill 14 explained in plain English
Non-profit Housing Co-operatives Statute Law Amendment Act, 2013
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill amends Ontario's Co-operative Corporations Act and Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, to establish a process for non-profit housing co-operatives to evict former members through the Landlord and Tenant Board.
This Ontario bill amends the Co-operative Corporations Act and the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. It creates a process within the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, for non-profit housing co-operatives to regain possession of units occupied by former members. Currently, co-operatives must go to the Superior Court of Justice for a writ of possession. This bill allows them to apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board for an order to end occupancy and evict a former member, similar to how tenants are handled. The bill also makes other unrelated changes to these two acts.
- Creates a new process within the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, allowing non-profit housing co-operatives to apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board for orders to terminate occupancy and evict former members from member units.
- Specifies circumstances under which a co-operative can seek an eviction order from the Board, with or without prior notice to the former member.
- Modifies the Co-operative Corporations Act to align with these changes, including altering the process for terminating membership and occupancy rights and how co-operatives can regain possession of member units.
- Makes consequential amendments to the Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010, and the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit Act, 2010.
- Non-profit housing co-operatives
- Members of non-profit housing co-operatives
- The Landlord and Tenant Board
- The Superior Court of Justice
- Non-profit housing co-operatives must follow new procedures to apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board for eviction orders.
- Members of non-profit housing co-operatives may face eviction through a new Board process under certain conditions.
- Co-operatives have specific notice requirements and timelines when seeking to terminate occupancy.
- The Landlord and Tenant Board has the authority to issue orders for eviction or to refuse such applications.
- The Co-operative Corporations Act has been updated regarding board resolutions for terminating member rights and appeal processes.
- The Act came into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
- The bill does not directly impose new taxes or fees, but it may affect the financial arrangements between co-operatives and their members, particularly concerning housing charges and compensation for unit occupation.
- Provisions for fee waivers or deferrals for low-income individuals by the Landlord and Tenant Board are introduced.
- The bill creates new offences related to harassing or obstructing members or co-operatives, or improperly obtaining possession of a member unit.
- Penalties for these offences are not specified in the provided text.
- The exact date the Act came into force is not specified, as it depends on proclamation.
- Details on the 'prescribed amount' for contingency fees are not provided in this text.
Modifies procedures for terminating a member's rights, how co-operatives can regain possession of member units, and adds new sections regarding member unit occupation and appeals.
Source: Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Adds a new Part (Part V.1) to establish a process for non-profit housing co-operatives to apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board for orders terminating occupancy and evicting former members from member units. It also makes various other changes, including defining 'member unit' and clarifying the application of the Act to co-operatives.
Source: Sections 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Clarifies the meaning of 'residential complex' to generally align with the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
Source: Section 57
Clarifies the meaning of 'residential complex' to generally align with the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
Source: Section 58
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