Bill 155 explained in plain English
Rent Control Act, 2019
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 155, the Rent Control Act, 2019, amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, by repealing a section that provided exemptions from rent rules.
This bill repeals Section 6.1 of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. Section 6.1 of that Act provides for certain exemptions from the rules about rent. By repealing this section, those exemptions are removed.
- Repeals Section 6.1 of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
- Removes specific exemptions from rent rules that were previously established under Section 6.1 of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
- Names itself the Rent Control Act, 2019.
- Landlords and tenants in Ontario, specifically those who may have been subject to rent exemptions.
- The Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
- The Province of Ontario.
- The bill removes specific exemptions from rent rules that were previously outlined in the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
- Tenants and landlords will no longer be able to rely on the exemptions provided by Section 6.1 of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify what the rent rules are from which Section 6.1 provided exemptions.
Repeals Section 6.1, which provided exemptions from rent rules.
Source: Section 1
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