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Current landlord is trying to sell our townhouse - what rights do we have?

brigden

brigden

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Right, I'm in Ontario. Our current landlord is trying to sell our rented townhouse. There's two of us on the lease, which expires in April 2005, and two others, not on the lease.

I spoke with the landlord, but she's uncertain if the new owner's need honour the old lease agreement. I need confirmation on this.
 
I found this in the Tenant Protection Act:

Where purchaser personally requires unit

52. (1) A landlord of a residential complex that contains no more than three residential units who has entered into an agreement of purchase and sale of the residential complex may, on behalf of the purchaser, give the tenant of a unit in the residential complex a notice terminating the tenancy, if the purchaser in good faith requires possession of the residential complex or the unit for the purpose of residential occupation by the purchaser, the purchaser?s spouse or same-sex partner, or a child or parent of one of them. 2000, c. 26, Sched. K, s. 6 (9).

Same, condominium

(1.1) If a landlord who is an owner as defined in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of ?owner? in subsection 1 (1) of the Condominium Act, 1998 owns a unit, as defined in subsection 1 (1) of that Act, that is a rental unit and has entered into an agreement of purchase and sale of the unit, the landlord may, on behalf of the purchaser, give the tenant of the unit a notice terminating the tenancy, if the purchaser in good faith requires possession of the unit for the purpose of residential occupation by the purchaser, the purchaser?s spouse or same-sex partner, or a child or parent of one of them. 2000, c. 26, Sched. K, s. 6 (10).

Period of notice

(2) The date for termination specified in a notice given under subsection (1) or (1.1) shall be at least 60 days after the notice is given and shall be the day a period of the tenancy ends or, where the tenancy is for a fixed term, the end of the term. 1997, c. 24, s. 52 (2); 2000, c. 26, Sched. K, s. 6 (11).
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If I read it correctly, we have until the end of our lease (a fixed term), which is in April.
 
Seems like you've got until the end of your lease. If your college has student legal services, contact them for further.
 
One of my friends was in a similar situation (this is U.S.) and the new owner had to let them stay in till the end of the lease.
 
If you have a written and signed lease for certain dates then it would be breach of contract.

However, many people do month-to-month and STILL get away with staying in a rented place because the landlord-tennant acts in Ontario are so wrongly skewed to the benefit of the tennant.

You should be fine without that since you have a lease.
 
I'm in Ontario, and a similar thing happened to me.

The only way any landlord (new or old) can boot you out without cause is if he wants to rennovate, or if he or a member of his immediate family wants to move in. Even then, you get tons of notice (up to 120 days in some cases) and you may even be entitled to compensation (buildings with 5 or more units, up to 3 months of rent.) Also, in the case of rennovations, you can often move back in, keeping the same level of rent.

You are fine unless the new landlord wants to do either of those two things.
 
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