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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
Ontario Legal Information Centre The Centre offers legal information and referral services on a confidential basis: offering legal information and referral services offering public legal education presentations to its…
Community Legal Services of Ottawa We provide free legal services for low income residents of Ottawa. We can help you with: Housing law (tenants or co-op members only - not…
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…
Vanier Community Services Centre - Ligne d'information juridique Provides summary legal advice in the following areas: Immigration law Family Law Housing law (tenant representation only) Labour Law - Employment Standards Employment Insurance Ontario…
The Social Housing Registry of Ottawa Maintaining the central waiting list for people applying for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) according to rules set out by the Province of Ontario in the Housing Services…
ABLE2 - Reach Legal Services COVID-19 (July 12, 2021): Reach's Legal Referral program is accepting calls from clients with disabilities in Ottawa and the Champlain region who require legal assistance.…
Community Legal Services of Ottawa We provide free legal services for low income residents of Ottawa. We can help you with: Housing law (tenants or co-op members only - not…
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…

Social Services and Information

Ottawa Social Services