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Bill 82 explained in plain English

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rules Relating to Rent Increases), 2013

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 82
Full title
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rules Relating to Rent Increases), 2013
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Jun 4, 2013

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.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
Jun 4, 2013
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

This bill amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, to remove exemptions and apply existing rent increase rules to certain previously exempt rental units.

What It Means

Bill 82, the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rules Relating to Rent Increases), 2013, aims to extend rent increase rules to certain rental units that were previously exempt. It removes exemptions for rental units that were not occupied before specific dates, were not previously rented, or were in buildings not used for residential purposes before certain dates. These changes mean that rent increase rules will now apply to these types of rental units.

What This Bill Does
  • Removes exemptions from rent increase rules for certain types of rental units.
  • Extends the application of existing rent increase rules to these previously exempt units.
  • Amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
Who Is Affected
  • Landlords of rental units that were previously exempt from rent increase rules.
  • Tenants of rental units that were previously exempt from rent increase rules.
  • The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Rent increase rules will now apply to rental units that were previously exempt because they were not occupied for any purpose before June 17, 1998.
  • Rent increase rules will now apply to rental units that were previously exempt because no part of them had been rented since July 29, 1975.
  • Rent increase rules will now apply to rental units that were previously exempt because no part of the building, mobile home park, or land lease community was occupied for residential purposes before November 1, 1991.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill text does not specify the exact dates when the previous exemptions applied, beyond referencing them in the context of the repealed subsection. These dates are June 17, 1998, July 29, 1975, and November 1, 1991.
  • The bill does not detail the specific rent increase rules that will now apply, only that existing rules will be extended.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Residential Tenancies Act, 2006
amends

The bill amends this Act to extend rules governing rent increases to certain types of rental units.

Source: Title and Explanatory Note

Subsection 6 (2) of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006
repeals and substitutes

This subsection, which outlined exemptions for certain rental units from rent increase rules, is removed and replaced with provisions that remove these exemptions.

Source: Section 1

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Jun 4, 2013
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Cindy Forster
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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