{"id":66327,"date":"2026-10-01T15:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/?post_type=post&#038;p=66327"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:38:37","slug":"new-housing-rules-for-landlords-and-tenants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/whats-new\/new-housing-rules-for-landlords-and-tenants","title":{"rendered":"Changes for landlords and tenants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steps to Justice has important information for landlords and tenants. Starting <strong>September 21, 2026<\/strong>, the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) has <strong>new rules<\/strong> on unpaid rent, persistent late payments, compensation, and evictions.<\/p>\n<p>To learn about these rules, read:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/housing-law\/what-can-happen-if-i-dont-pay-my-rent-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What can happen if I do not pay my rent on time?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/housing-law\/what-if-my-landlord-got-eviction-order-without-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What if my landlord got an eviction order without a hearing?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/housing-law\/can-i-be-evicted-if-my-landlord-wants-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can I be evicted if my landlord wants to move in?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/housing-law\/can-my-landlord-make-me-move-out-repairs-or-renovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can my landlord make me move out for repairs or renovations?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steps to Justice has important information for landlords and tenants. Starting September 21, 2026, the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) has new rules on unpaid rent, persistent late payments, compensation, and evictions.<br \/>\nTo learn about these rules, read:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/housing-law\/what-can-happen-if-i-dont-pay-my-rent-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What can happen if I do not pay my rent on time?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/housing-law\/what-if-my-landlord-got-eviction-order-without-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What if my landlord got an eviction order without a hearing?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1247],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-updates"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mira Poliszczuk","author_link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/author\/mira"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Changes for landlords and tenants - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/whats-new\/new-housing-rules-for-landlords-and-tenants\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Changes for landlords and tenants - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Steps to Justice has important information for landlords and tenants. 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