Resources
Order publications
You can order CLEO’s publications for free. You can also read them online, along with the other resources listed below. For more legal information, visit our Steps to Justice website.
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Rent increases
This resource explains the rules a landlord must follow to increase the rent. It also talks about steps tenants can take if they have paid an illegal rent amount.
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Rental agreements
This resource explains Ontario's rules about rental agreements, including what can and cannot be included in them. It also explains your options if your landlord does not use Ontario's standard rental agreement. This resource explains Ontario's rules about rental agreements and what can and cannot be included in them. It also explains what tenants can do if their landlord does not use the standard rental agreement.
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Renting a place to live
This resource offers information to tenants about how much rent a landlord can charge, the deposits and payments a tenant might have to make before moving in, and other rules landlords and tenants must follow. There is also information about discrimination, moving out, taking legal action if a landlord breaks the rules, and where to get referral information in many languages.
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Repair request form for tenants
This resource can be used by a tenant to ask a landlord to make repairs to their rental unit.
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Tenant’s right to move back in after repairs or renovation
This letter writing tool can be used by a tenant to write a letter to their landlord saying they want to move back into their rental unit after repairs or renovations are done