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S.O. 2006, c. 17 · PART VII RULES RELATING TO RENT

Section 130 — Reduction in services

Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 · General Rules

The statute text

130 (1) A tenant of a rental unit may apply to the Board for an order for a reduction of the rent charged for the rental unit due to a reduction or discontinuance in services or facilities provided in respect of the rental unit or the residential complex.

(2) A former tenant of a rental unit may apply under this section as a tenant of the rental unit if the person was affected by the discontinuance or reduction of the services or facilities while the person was a tenant of the rental unit.

(3) The Board shall make findings in accordance with the prescribed rules and may order,

(a) that the rent charged be reduced by a specified amount;

(b) that there be a rebate to the tenant of any rent found to have been unlawfully collected by the landlord;

(c) that the rent charged be reduced by a specified amount for a specified period if there has been a temporary reduction in a service.

(4) An order under this section reducing rent takes effect on the day that the discontinuance or reduction first occurred.

(5) No application may be made under this section more than one year after a reduction or discontinuance in a service or facility.

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Reproduced under the King’s Printer for Ontario / Open Government Licence – Ontario. Confirm against the official e-Laws consolidation before relying on it.

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