We applied for an assignment due to ongoing issues with our rental unit. We are also being heard at the Rental Tribunal as part of the issues in the home. The other day the owner put the house up for sale. That is obviously going to make assigning the home that much more difficult for us......any direction on how we should proceed with this?

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Some friends had someone show up and tell them he would be the new owner in a couple of weeks. they never knew the house was up for sale and have been unable to contact their landlord for confirmation. is there a law of some kind that states a landlord has to give prior notice to tenants of the sale of the property, and if so, where can i find it?

From the Landlord & Tenant Board web site (link below): Can a tenant be evicted if the landlord sells the house and the purchaser wants to move in? Yes, but only if the rental complex has three or fewer residential units. A tenant can be evicted if a landlord has agreed to sell the rental property, and the purchaser requires the rental unit for: their own use, the use of an immediate family member, or the use of a person who will provide care services to the landlord or a member of the landlord’s immediate family, if the person who will be receiving the care services lives in the same building or complex. Once the landlord gives the tenant a notice terminating the tenancy for this reason, they can apply to the Board for an order evicting the tenant. However, a tenant can only be evicted at the end of their tenancy and only if the Board issues an eviction order. So, the new owner must respect the existing tenancy and may only apply to terminate the leases if the above conditions apply. Otherwise, the rent and all other terms of the lease stay the same.

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I live in cambridge, ontario and moved into a rental bungalow dec. 1/ 07. my landlord informed me april 22/08 that they were putting the house on the market for sale as of may1/08. are they breaking any laws here, how much notice is required to give a tenant when trying to sell a property? thanks. even in the case where they are collecting rent? will i lose my last months rent deposit?

my mom is a relastate agent and she said,she said you dont have to have noticebecause your lease is transfered with the sale un less they are asking you to move

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I found this in the ontario tenant act: landlord may dispose of property, abandoned unit 79. (1) a landlord may dispose of property in a rental unit that a tenant has abandoned and property of persons occupying the rental unit that is in the residential complex in which the rental unit is located in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) if, (a) the landlord obtains an order terminating the tenancy under section 78; or (b) the landlord gives notice to the tenant of the rental unit and to the tribunal of the landlord's intention to dispose of the property. same (2) if the tenant has abandoned the rental unit, the landlord may dispose of any unsafe or unhygienic items immediately. same (3) the landlord may sell, retain for the landlord's own use or otherwise dispose of any other items if 30 days have passed after obtaining the order referred to in clause (1) (a) or giving the notice referred to in clause (1) (b) to the tenant and the tribunal. i came to get my stuff exactly on the 29th of jan (moved out on the first of jan) and my landlord gave away my guitar amp to his friend. he gave me no notice or anything? this legal jargon is rather confusing to me. is what he did illegal according to the section of the ontario tenant act posted above? we all rent through a company, minto. my landlord isn't really the owner of the complex. his name is just on the lease. we all give him part of the rent money, and he gives it to minto. "mail the landlord a check for the rent, penalties, late fees, legal fees, etc and ask for your stuff back. otherwise go get a new one." i wasn't on a lease, i paid month to month (never signed a single document). i left 3 things behind, guitar amp, dresser, tv, all of which i told my landlord i would come get once i got my buddy who had the truck. i called mid month and told him buddy wouldn't be in town till the 29th and that i was still planning on getting it. btw, i never owed him any money, it was 500 a month for a shit hole, which i paid of each month on time even though i took a total of maybe 3 showers there and spent only 3 nights there (i was always at my gf's) i think he got a pretty sweet deal out of me considering i was never there and he didnt work. i was never a day late in re

Ok, here is how it works. Minto, Smith or my self are not the owner of the place, just the manager. I don't have to be the owner of the place to throw away your stuff. You sign a lease and and they use my name as a representative of the company. You will never see the owner coming to the property to remove your stuff. That's why he hire me. Now if the unit looks empty or abandon under the owner/management's judgment, any property left behind is his to, keep, trash or disposal of it as needed. Is best for us as landlords to place it in a storage place. That way in order for you to retrieve it you will have to pay me the month's rent, late fees, penalties, storage, trips to the storage, time, legal fees, etc. Yes, I have to give you a notice to move out but, you can use my property as a storage place. You moved 1st, didn't pay and come back on the 29th to pick up your stuff. How will you like me to park my car in your garage on a bad weather day while yours is outside on the curb. Look at 79 (2) If the tenant has abandoned the rental unit. You abandon the unit. How long do you thing we as manager have to wait on you? I don't know when you are coming back if you are coming back. Now what you post is the legal way. We as managers of the property can write the lease in a way that is in our favor without been illegal. Read your lease am sure it says something like what you mention but, with the proper payment to get your stuff back. Mail the landlord a check for the rent, penalties, late fees, legal fees, etc and ask for your stuff back. Otherwise go get a new one. Good luck