ContractHousing Jurisdiction • January 22nd, 2016
Type of Housing Does the RTA Apply? Does the RTDRS have jurisdiction? Apartment YES: If not a group home. See group home below.RTA Sections: 2 (1) Residential premise,1(1)(l) occupied by an individual as a residence,1(1)(m) written, oral, or implied agreement to rent residential premise. Basement Suite YES: If not a group home. See group home below. YES: If landlord lives upstairs but does NOT share his/her living quarters with the tenant: see sharing with landlord below. YES: If not attached to a business under one agreement as per section 2(2)(b).RTA Sections: 2 (1) Residential premise,1(1)(l) occupied by an individual as a residence,1(1)(m) written, oral, or implied agreement to rent residential premise. Condominium MAYBE: See Sections 53 to 57 of the Condominium Property Act. If the condominium corporation or landlord attempts to evict under these sections of the CPA the RTDRS does not have jurisdiction as these sections specifically state that the application must be made to Court
