The Act provides for the establishment of Rental Housing Tribunals in all the provinces. The Act gives the tribunals the power to make rulings that are the same as the ruling of a magistrate’s court. A tribunal can, for example, order a landlord to reduce the rent if a building is not being maintained properly. The service they provide is free.

To be clear on what your rights and obligations are, refer to the Unfair Practices Regulations. These deal with:

Example:
A tribunal can order a landlord to reduce the rent if a building is not being maintained properly.

An important change brought about by the Rental Housing Amendment (RHA) Act, 2007 is the expansion of the powers of the Residential Housing Tribunal.