Bill 121 explained in plain English
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rehabilitative or Therapeutic Purposes Exemption), 2015
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 121 amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, to extend the maximum exemption period for certain rehabilitative or therapeutic living accommodations from one year to three years.
Bill 121, the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rehabilitative or Therapeutic Purposes Exemption), 2015, proposes to amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. The main change involves extending the maximum period from one year to three years for which certain living accommodations can be exempt from the Act if they are occupied for the purpose of receiving rehabilitative or therapeutic services. The bill also states it comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
- Extends the maximum period for which certain living accommodations are exempt from the Residential Tenancies Act when occupied for rehabilitative or therapeutic services from one year to three years.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Individuals occupying living accommodation for rehabilitative or therapeutic services.
- Providers of rehabilitative or therapeutic services where accommodation is provided.
- Landlords and tenants under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify which types of rehabilitative or therapeutic services qualify for this exemption.
- The bill does not define 'living accommodation' in this context beyond its occupation for services.
Changes a specific exemption within the Act. Previously, living accommodations occupied for rehabilitative or therapeutic services were exempt if provided for no more than one year. This bill would change that period to no more than three years.
Source: Section 1
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