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S.O. 2006, c. 17 · PART V SECURITY OF TENURE AND TERMINATION OF TENANCIES

Section 52 — Compensation, demolition or conversion

Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 · Security of Tenure

The statute text

52 (1) A landlord shall compensate a tenant in an amount equal to three months rent or offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if,

(a) the tenant receives notice of termination of the tenancy for the purposes of demolition or conversion to non-residential use;

(b) the residential complex in which the rental unit is located contains at least five residential units; and

(c) in the case of a demolition, it was not ordered to be carried out under the authority of any other Act.

(2) A landlord shall compensate a tenant in an amount equal to one month’s rent or offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if,

(a) the tenant receives notice of termination of the tenancy for the purposes of demolition or conversion to non-residential use;

(b) the notice of termination is given on or after the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent;

(c) the residential complex in which the rental unit is located contains fewer than five residential units; and

(d) in the case of a demolition, it was not ordered to be carried out under the authority of any other Act.

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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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