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10 Awesome Tips for Tenants in Toronto MARCH 03, 2017 As rental experts, our Circl team members have come across a large number of stories about tenants who rent out apartments in Toronto before they understand the Residential Tenancy Act. This often leads to issues and tons of questions! To alleviate future stress, we have compiled a list of 10 facts every tenant renting an apartment in Toronto should know. #1. Your landlord cannot order you to pay more for rent whenever they see fit. By law, your landlord can only increase the rent until at least 12 months have gone by since your last rent increase or since the unit was rented out to you. In Toronto, this is known as the “12 month rule.” On top of that, your landlord must provide you with 90 days written notice prior to increasing your rent. #2. If you live in a new building that was first built for residential purposes on or after November Save web pages as PDF manually or automatically w ith PDFmyURL