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Rent and Rental Agreements

Includes rent increases, rent decreases, and rent increase guidelines.

Some indicators of legal issues

What the clients may say:

  • "My rent has gone up since I first moved in but I can't afford to pay more."

Legal Services and Information

Records for Rent and Rental Agreements
Title Description
Housing Help A one-stop, drop-in service to help people with their practical housing problemsAssistance regarding: housing emergencies evictions maintenance and repair problems illegal rentsInformation: applications for subsidized…
University of Ottawa - Community Legal Clinic Student Legal Aid Services Society clinic staffed by students and supervised by lawyers provides legal services to low-income members of the community conducts legal education…
Action Housing COVID-19 (August 18, 2022): Action Housing is adopting social contact reduction practices and partial reopening protocols during this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Face-to-face services…
Vanier Community Services Centre - Clinique juridique francophone d'Ottawa Legal services for low-income francophones living in Ottawa in different areas of law such as: Immigration Housing (problems between tenants and landlords only) Ontario Disability…
The Social Housing Registry of Ottawa COVID-19: Service not offered in person until further notice (November 30, 2021)Maintaining the central waiting list for people applying for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) according to rules…
JusticeNet Non-profit organization links individuals seeking legal advice that are unable to obtain legal advice due to high cost or due to their ineligibility to obtain…

Social Services and Information

Ottawa Social Services