One of the best ways to secure your rights as a tenant is to understand your rights and obligations and to form a tenants' association.
If you would like to organize a tenants' association in your building, please reach out to our office and we will connect you to support and fellow tenant organizers.
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Resources:
Organizing a Tenants' Association
Talk to our office - [email protected] or call 905-628-2755
Tenant Survival Manual — Federation of Metro Tenant Associations
Tenant Organizing Manual — Community Legal Education Ontario
Harassment
Online Guide to Tenant Rights in Ontario
Harassment and Discrimination Guide
T2 — Instructions for T2 Form to the Landlord and Tenant Board About Your Tenant Rights
T2 - Application Form to Landlord and Tenant Board
If your landlord says you cannot use air conditioning
Demand letter about harassment
Form for documenting harassment by your landlord
Repairs and maintenance
Demand letter to your landlord about repairs and maintenance
Form for documenting incidents and communication with your landlord about repairs and maintenance
Steps to Justice — Online Guide About Repairs and Maintenance
Pest Problems (mice, cockroaches, bedbugs) in Your Unit
T6 — Tenant Application Form About Maintenance
Rent Increases or Evictions
Web tool for tenants who are roommates and share rental housing costs
Does your landlord want you to move out factsheet
Organizations:
Can help with housing issues or assist your organizing
If you believe your unit is not up to the City of Hamilton's Health and Safety and/or Building Standards — City of Hamilton Tenant Complaint Form
If you need help finding affordable housing — Hamilton Housing Help Centre
If you do not qualify for Legal Aid but need low-cost/free legal support related to housing — Hamilton Community Legal Clinic
For general housing legal assistance Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
If you need legal aid — Legal Aid Ontario
Legal Clinics in Your Area - Community Legal Education Ontario
If you have questions that involve the Residential Tenancies Act or Landlord and Tenant Board — The Landlord and Tenant Board Contact Line
If you have questions about your human rights and/or discrimination in housing — Human Rights Legal Support Centre
If you need advice on the phone about tenant rights as soon as possible — Pro bono Ontario
If you are a senior with housing problems who cannot afford a lawyer — Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
For racialized groups, elderly, people with disabilities - Specialty Clinics, Community Legal Education Ontario
If you have housing issues related to a disability or in which you require medical-related accommodation — Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation
If you have questions or need support related to cooperative housing — Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada