Ontario RTA Repair Demand — Section 20 Maintenance + Vital Services

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Your tenancy

Confirm the basics. Section 20 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2006 places the affirmative duty to maintain the rental unit on the landlord — regardless of who pays the utility account and regardless of any clause in the lease that tries to shift that duty to you.

This letter will cite

Residential Tenancies Act 2006 (Ontario) ss.20 (maintenance), 21 (vital services), 30 (Tenant Application T6), 234(a)-(b) (provincial offences — fines up to $50,000 / $250,000), 235 (reprisal as offence); Maintenance Standards Regulation O. Reg. 517/06 (where no municipal by-law applies); Building Code Act 1992 s.15.1 (municipal property-standards by-laws); Fire Protection and Prevention Act 1997; Electrical Safety Code

Your letter identifies specific RTA s.20 / s.21 breaches, demands repair within a deadline, and signals municipal property-standards inspection + LTB Tenant Application T6 as the next steps.

Confirm tenancy in Ontario

Rental property address (line 1 — include unit number)

Tenancy start date

Monthly rent (CAD)

Tenancy type

Private landlord (most common)Social housing (municipal housing corporation, community housing, supportive housing — community-housing tenants have additional protections under RTA Part VII)Non-profit housing co-operative