Ontario Landlord & Tenant Law Practice, 2025 Edition

Fleming on Tenancies
"Fleming on Tenancies", as it is now known, comes in two parts – the "Annual Practice" and the treatise Residential Tenancies in Ontario, both written by Jack Fleming who has over 40 years’ experience in landlord and tenant law. This 2-part, must-have combo has proven to be an indispensable resource for anyone who works with landlords and tenants in their daily practice, as well as judges and Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) adjudicators.

Practicing Landlord & Tenant Law
Ontario Landlord & Tenant Law Practice, 2025 Edition serves as a timely legal resource for landlord and tenant lawyers, paralegals, social housing providers and housing co-ops to catch up on recent changes in landlord and tenant law practice.

Features and Benefits

• Superior commentary and analysis – Written by a leading expert in the landlord and tenant field
• Practice points – Provides succinct and practical guidance on key landlord and tenant issues, including a summary of principles and factors to consider when arguing a case
• Unmatched coverage – Case law, Landlord and Tenant Board decisions and unreported decisions not available in any other publications
• Cross references to other legislation and related material
• Cross references to Residential Tenancies in Ontario, Fourth Edition
• More than just the RTA! A wide range of statutes with case digests including the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Mortgages Act, the Cooperative Corporations Act, the Housing Services Act and more

What's New In This Edition
The new 2025 Edition has been fully updated with all annotations and material to make this reference uncluttered with obsolete cases, keeping just the current and applicable information in a portable format. New edition highlights include:

• Key recent LTB, Divisional Court and Ontario Court of Appeal decisions, such as:
  • The Court of Appeal’s decision in Elkins v. Van Wissen, [2023] O.J. No. 5338, 2023 ONCA 789, holding that in a bad faith notice of termination case, it is necessary to consider the good faith of the purchaser as well as the landlord; and it is necessary to consider events beyond the moment that notice is given
  • The Court of Appeal’s decision in Crete v. Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, [2024] O.J. No. 2639, 2024 ONCA 459, on the issue of who is responsible for snow clearing
  • The Divisional Court’s decisions in 6150 Yonge GP Inc. v. Boxma, [2023] O.J. No. 2206, 2023 ONSC 2859, finally settling the issue of whether the time for paying s. 55.1 compensation can be extended
  • The Divisional Court’s decision in Arsenault v. Dogra, [2023] O.J. No. 485, 2023 ONSC 763, on privacy issues when a landlord wishes to enter for the purpose of taking photographs
  • The latest Divisional Court decisions on the necessity of adequate reasons being provided by the LTB, including Grewal v. Nukkala, [2023] O.J. No. 4523, 2023 ONSC 5758, and Pelletier v. Bloorston Farms Ltd., [2023] O.J. No. 4407, 2023 ONSC 5626
  • The Divisional Court’s decision in Stenka v. Garten, [2023] O.J. No. 4837, 2023 ONSC 6120 on the high level of procedural fairness required at the LTB, including the procedural fairness that must be accorded to an alleged unauthorized occupant
  • The LTB decision when Stenka v. Garten was sent back to the tribunal by the Divisional Court, setting out indicia of the creation of an implied tenancy, and finding that the “unauthorized occupant” was actually a tenant
  • The latest LTB case law on whether void and voidable notices of termination can be served at the same time
  • LTB cases on AirBnB rentals
• Updated commentary throughout the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, including numerous unreported decisions
• Updated case law annotations concerning landlord and tenant law under the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Human Rights Code and the Housing Services Act