Northumberland Community Legal Centre Tenants' Rights

Tenants’ Rights

Are you facing any of the tenants’ issues highlighted below? If you are having any of these issues, or another whether in a rental house, apartment, mobile home or care home, then Northumberland Community Legal Centre can help. 

Eviction

  • I have fallen behind on my rent payments
  • I’m being evicted

Maintenance and repairs

  • My landlord refuses to repair my unit
  • My apartment isn’t warm enough

Privacy and enjoyment

  • My landlord enters my until when I’m not home
  • I have troubles with my neighbours
  • My landlord told me my friend can’t visit anymore
  • My landlord doesn’t like my pet

My landlord says I can’t have guests over

Leasing

  • I want to break my lease
  • I want to sublet my apartment

Rent increases

  • My landlord wants to increase my rent

Tenant obligations

Learn more about your rights, forms and additional local resources.

If your legal issue is time-sensitive, do not delay!

Call our office and our staff will help to guide you. Our telephones are answered
every Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.

Phone us at: 905-373-4464 | Toll-free: 1-800-850-7882


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