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Home › Law Library › RTA › s. 39
S.O. 2006, c. 17 · PART V SECURITY OF TENURE AND TERMINATION OF TENANCIES

Section 39 — Restriction on recovery of possession

Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 · Security of Tenure

The statute text

39 A landlord shall not recover possession of a rental unit subject to a tenancy unless,

(a) the tenant has vacated or abandoned the unit; or

(b) an order of the Board evicting the tenant has authorized the possession.

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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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