Own an Ontario Rental From Anywhere — Without Flying Back for a Hearing
You can’t drive over when the furnace quits. You can’t sit in a Landlord and Tenant Board hearing from another time zone. And most non-resident owners find out about the CRA 25% withholding rule after they’ve already gotten it wrong. OLH is your licensed Ontario team on the ground — with a 24/7 owner portal so distance stops mattering.
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Every Month of Delay Is Priced in Rent You Never Collect
Ontario doesn’t slow down because you’re six time zones away. The clock on arrears, repairs, and CRA remittances runs whether you can see the property or not.
Arrears You Find Out About Late
A tenant who stops paying in January and isn’t served until April has already cost you three months of rent — plus the 60 to 90 days a non-payment eviction typically takes once it reaches the LTB.
Small Repairs That Become Claims
A dripping supply line is a $180 fix in week one and a ceiling in week six. With nobody local to look, you’re paying insurance-deductible prices for plumbing problems.
The 25% Withholding Trap
Rent paid to a non-resident owner is subject to CRA withholding on gross rent, remitted monthly. Owners who never set this up correctly find out at tax time — with interest attached.
Vacancy You Can’t Fill Remotely
You can’t show a unit from abroad, and screening strangers over email is how bad tenancies start. Typical OLH placement is 7–14 days, fully screened.
A Live Owner Portal, Open at 3 a.m. in Your Time Zone
The reason remote ownership feels like guessing is that most managers report by email, once a month, when they get to it. OLH runs everything on LandlordEzy — the property management software we built and own. You don’t wait for an update; you log in and look.
Rent posts to a live ledger the day it lands. Maintenance comes with photo and video verification, so “the work is done” is something you can see rather than something you’re told. Leases are signed digitally on the Ontario Standard Lease, so a signature never depends on a courier or a country.
What you can check from anywhere, 24/7
- Live rent ledger — what was owed, what was paid, what’s outstanding
- Owner statements and monthly financials on demand
- Maintenance requests with photo & video verification of the work
- Digital Ontario Standard Lease e-signing — no courier, no notary run
- Equifax tenant screening results on every applicant
- Equifax rent reporting — on-time rent builds your tenant’s credit
- Ask Ezy AI assistant for instant answers on your file
- 84,000+ LTB order database searched before anyone gets keys
A Licensed Paralegal Stands Up for You. You Stay Where You Are.
This is the part that panics non-resident owners: a tenant stops paying, and the process that gets your property back happens in a room you physically cannot reach. On the Legal Guarantee plan, you never have to.
Representation at ALL LTB Hearings
A licensed Ontario paralegal appears on your behalf at every Landlord and Tenant Board hearing, with zero representation fees on the Legal Guarantee plan. No flights, no time off, no appearing by video at 4 a.m.
Notices Prepared Correctly, First Time
Most self-managed evictions fail on a defective notice, not on the facts. Notices, applications and filings are prepared and served by the same team that will argue the file.
Realistic Timelines, Stated Up Front
A typical non-payment eviction runs 60–90 days depending on LTB scheduling. Government disbursements such as the $186 LTB filing fee are extra, and a $150 file review applies if an eviction is already in progress.
NR4 and NR6, Coordinated by Your Ontario Manager
General information, not tax advice — the specifics of your situation belong with your accountant, and we’ll work alongside them.
25% Withholding on Gross Rent
A non-resident landlord’s agent in Canada is required to withhold 25% of GROSS rent and remit it to the CRA monthly. Gross, not net — which is why owners who budget on their net cash flow get caught short.
NR6 — Withhold on Net Instead
Filing an NR6 allows the withholding to be calculated on net rental income rather than gross. For an owner carrying a mortgage, property tax and management costs, that difference is significant.
NR4 — The Annual Slip
An NR4 slip reporting the rent and the tax withheld is issued annually. NR4 and NR6 filings are available on request on the Full-Service and Legal Guarantee plans.
How this works in practice: OLH coordinates the filings and keeps the records your accountant needs — every rent receipt, statement and expense already sits in your owner portal, exportable whenever your accountant asks. We are licensed Realtors and licensed Ontario paralegals, not tax advisors, so please confirm the details of your own filing position with your accountant. Bring them to the intro call if that’s easier.
Flat Monthly Fees — Never a Percentage of Your Rent
Percentage-based management quietly takes a raise every time your rent goes up. OLH charges a flat monthly fee per property, so a non-resident owner can budget the whole year in one line.
Full-Service
$139/mo
Hands-off day-to-day management, maintenance coordination, statements, and NR4 & NR6 filings available on request. Additional units discounted.
Legal Guarantee
$199/mo
Everything in Full-Service plus a licensed paralegal at all LTB hearings, zero representation fees. Additional units discounted.
More Doors
Four or more units, or a whole building: custom-quoted individually. 25+ units and portfolios get volume pricing. Book a call for your number.
Filling a Vacancy
DIY placement from a $549 flat fee, or full-service Realtor placement for one month’s rent. Management clients can add a REALTOR.ca listing for $29/mo — one active listing at a time, unlimited turnovers. Tenant placement →
Rent Guarantee Add-On
$1,250/year covering up to 3 months of rent, on rents up to $3,000/month. Popular with owners who can’t absorb a surprise from overseas. Rent guarantee →
Why non-resident owners pick OLH
- Licensed Realtors and licensed Ontario paralegals under one roof
- The only Ontario property management company that is also a real estate firm with its own software platform
- Virtual and remote-first by design — your distance is not an exception here
- Province-wide Ontario coverage, not one city
- Serving Ontario landlords since 2003 — 23+ years
- Typical tenant placement 7–14 days, fully Equifax-screened
- Flat monthly fee per property — never a cut of your rent
You’re Trusting Someone You’ve Never Met. Make It One Accountable Company.
The usual remote-ownership setup is a manager, a separate paralegal, a separate leasing agent, and a software subscription nobody owns — and when something goes wrong at 2 a.m. your time, each one points at the other.
OLH is all of it: the brokerage that lists the unit, the paralegal who argues the hearing, and the software company that built the portal you’re watching it all through. One file, one team, one number to call.
Non-Resident Landlords — Frequently Asked Questions
Can I own and rent out an Ontario property while living outside Canada?
Who attends the LTB hearing if I live abroad?
What is the 25% non-resident withholding tax, and can OLH handle NR4 and NR6?
How do I know the maintenance I’m paying for was actually done?
What does it cost, and is it a percentage of my rent?
Can you fill the vacancy for me if I’m overseas?
I’m in another province, not another country. Does this still apply?
Distance Should Cost You Nothing
One call and you’ll know exactly what your Ontario property needs, what it costs per month, and who stands up at the hearing if it ever comes to that. Free, no obligation — and we’ll work around your time zone.
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