Residential Lease Agreement | Free Rental Lease Form (Canada)

IN CONSIDERATION OF the Landlord leasing certain premises to the Tenant and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: Leased Property The Landlord agrees to rent the Tenant the house, municipally described as __________ (the "Property"), for use as residential premises only. Subject to the provisions of this Lease, apart from the Tenant, no other persons will live in the Property without the prior written…

Robot Landlords Are Buying Up Houses

I am standing on the stoop of an empty brick row house in Pittsburgh, looking into my phone and rotating my head from side to side. The house is in an alleyway facing the back of a church. The mailbox is stuffed with rain-soaked junk mail. The rental company’s website finishes scanning my face and an algorithm decides that I do resemble the photo on the passport I uploaded earlier. I get a text with a temporary…

Residential Lease Agreement | Free Rental Lease Form (Canada)

IN CONSIDERATION OF the Landlord leasing certain premises to the Tenant and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: Leased Property The Landlord agrees to rent the Tenant the house, municipally described as __________ (the "Property"), for use as residential premises only. Subject to the provisions of this Lease, apart from the Tenant, no other persons will live in the Property without the prior written…

Rental restrictions could increase speculation, create more work for strata councils, say homeowners

Homeowners in strata fear proposed changes to laws around rental restrictions in strata complexes that will make more work for councils and residents. On Monday, Premier David Eby announced a plan to amend the Strata Property Act, limiting restrictions on renting in strata, in a move designed to open up rental opportunities as the province continues to face a housing crisis.The changes would "end all strata rental-restriction bylaws and limit age-restriction bylaws." Some buildings currently only…

Residential Lease Agreement | Free Rental Lease Form (Canada)

IN CONSIDERATION OF the Landlord leasing certain premises to the Tenant and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: Leased Property The Landlord agrees to rent the Tenant the house, municipally described as __________ (the "Property"), for use as residential premises only. Subject to the provisions of this Lease, apart from the Tenant, no other persons will live in the Property without the prior written…

For Canadians on the brink of buying a home, rent-to-own can help seal the deal

Lovleen Sharma, 30, and Harsh Goyal, 32, with their pet dog Hunter outside their Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. home.Courtesy Lovleen SharmaLovleen Sharma, 30, and Harsh Goyal, 32, didn't know much about Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., when they moved there from New Delhi in July, 2020, but they knew they wanted to be homeowners. “It's really important to pay a mortgage and own something rather than renting and helping others pay off their mortgages,” Ms. Sharma said.…

NJFOG Study Finds Systemic Lack of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Jersey Foundation for Open Government, March 2021 New Jersey's local governments, on average, are only 60 percent in compliance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), according to a study released by the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG). The OPMA, passed into law in 1975, has remained relatively unchanged over 45 years. The primary purpose of the OPMA is to conduct government meetings in public, keep a record…

How to apply for the Canada Housing Benefit top-up

Applications are now open for renters looking to access a one-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit that will see those eligible to receive an additional $500. Promised as part of an NDP-backed Liberal affordability plan, a bill became law last month that brought in both this rental boost for low-income Canadians as well as the first federal dental-care benefit. Ahead of the application portal opening on Dec. 12, federal Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) officials briefed…

Residential Lease Agreement | Free Rental Lease Form (Canada)

IN CONSIDERATION OF the Landlord leasing certain premises to the Tenant and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: Leased Property The Landlord agrees to rent the Tenant the house, municipally described as __________ (the "Property"), for use as residential premises only. Subject to the provisions of this Lease, apart from the Tenant, no other persons will live in the Property without the prior written…

KINSELLA: US Supreme Court tosses principle that holds law together

Breadcrumb Trail Links columnists Stare decisis is the immutable legal rule that courts will stick to established precedent when making decisions. publishing date: June 29, 2022 • June 29, 2022 • 3 minute read 68 Comments Signs left by abortion-rights supporters line the security fence surrounding The Supreme Court on June 28, 2022 in Washington, DC Photo by Nathan Howard /Getty Images Article content What if there are no more rules? Advertisements 2 This advertisement has…