{"id":10921,"date":"2017-02-14T15:04:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T19:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/living-safety-information\/%e3%83%89%e3%83%a1%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e3%83%83%e3%82%af%e3%83%90%e3%82%a4%e3%82%aa%e3%83%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b9%e3%82%84%e6%80%a7%e7%9a%84%e6%9a%b4%e5%8a%9b%e3%81%8c%e7%90%86%e7%94%b1%e3%81%a7\/"},"modified":"2021-04-19T16:22:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T20:22:41","slug":"tenants-move-dv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/news\/tenants-move-dv\/","title":{"rendered":"CLEO: Tenants who have to move because of domestic or sexual violence can now give just 28 days&#8217; notice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* This is a translation of \u201cMany workers in Ontario have no right to paid sick leave\u201d published in April 2016, produced in English by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario)<\/a>. Japanese Social Services is wholly responsible for the accuracy of this translation, produced with permission of CLEO.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/CLEO_On-the-Rader-1.jpg\" alt=\"CLEO_On the Rader\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 2391px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"1048\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"20\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Tenants who need to move because of domestic or sexual violence or abuse can now give their landlords just 28 days&#8217; notice.<br \/>\nThis month&#8217;s On the Radar outlines when and how tenants can use this new option.<\/p>\n<h2>Who can use the new 28-day notice<\/h2>\n<p>These recent changes to the Residential Tenancies Act apply to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications\/moving\/giving-notice-your-landlord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tenants who normally must give 60 days&#8217; notice<\/a> to move at the end of a rental period or the end of their lease.<br \/>\nThese tenants can use the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjto.gov.on.ca\/documents\/ltb\/Notices%20of%20Termination%20&amp;%20Instructions\/N15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form N15<\/a> to give 28 days&#8217; notice at any time, if they or a child living with them have &#8220;experienced violence or another form of abuse&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe tenant must also tell their landlord they&#8217;re in this situation using either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the Landlord and Tenant Board&#8217;s form called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjto.gov.on.ca\/documents\/ltb\/Notices%20of%20Termination%20&amp;%20Instructions\/N15%20-%20Tenant%20Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tenant&#8217;s Statement About Domestic or Sexual Violence and Abuse<\/a>, or<\/li>\n<li>a copy of a court order, such as a peace bond or restraining order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tenant&#8217;s Statement<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjto.gov.on.ca\/documents\/ltb\/Notices%20of%20Termination%20&amp;%20Instructions\/N15%20-%20Tenant%20Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tenant&#8217;s Statement<\/a> tells the landlord that the tenant or a child living with them may be at risk of harm or injury by continuing to live in the rental unit. The law includes 2 types of risk.<br \/>\nThe <strong>first type of risk<\/strong> is because the tenant or their child:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>has been harmed or their property has been damaged<\/li>\n<li>has been held against their will<\/li>\n<li>fears for their safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This risk must be caused by any of the following people:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the tenant&#8217;s spouse or former spouse<\/li>\n<li>someone the tenant lives with or has lived with in a marriage-like relationship<\/li>\n<li>someone the tenant is dating or used to date<\/li>\n<li>someone living in the rental unit who is related to the tenant or their child<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>second type of risk<\/strong> is because the tenant or their child has been a victim of sexual violence <strong>by anyone<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThis includes psychological violence or abuse, sexual harassment, stalking, voyeurism, and sexual exploitation. It also includes threats and attempts.<br \/>\nThe Tenant&#8217;s Statement does not tell the landlord which situation applies, who the abuser is, or whether the victim is the tenant or their child.<br \/>\nAnd the tenant does not have to give the landlord any other information about their situation.<\/p>\n<h2>Court orders<\/h2>\n<p>Instead of the Tenant&#8217;s Statement, the tenant can give the landlord a copy of a peace bond or restraining order against a person on the list above.<br \/>\nBut it can take time to get one of these kinds of orders and they include information that the tenant might not want their landlord to have.<\/p>\n<h2>Protecting the tenant&#8217;s privacy<\/h2>\n<p>The landlord and their staff must keep any papers that the tenant gives them completely confidential. They can&#8217;t tell anyone, including any other tenants in the unit.<br \/>\nAnd until the tenant moves out, the landlord is not allowed to advertise the unit in a way that could identify the unit or the tenant.<br \/>\nThere are also ways that a tenant can <a href=\"http:\/\/lukesplace.ca\/resources\/keep-safe-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protect their privacy<\/a> if they go online to download forms or look for information about moving.<\/p>\n<h2>How to give 28 days&#8217; notice<\/h2>\n<p>Along with the Tenant&#8217;s Statement or court order, the tenant must also give the landlord a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjto.gov.on.ca\/documents\/ltb\/Notices%20of%20Termination%20&amp;%20Instructions\/N15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form N15 &#8211; Tenant&#8217;s Notice to End my Tenancy Because of Fear of Sexual or Domestic Violence and Abuse<\/a>.<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s information about the process on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjto.gov.on.ca\/documents\/ltb\/Notices%20of%20Termination%20&amp;%20Instructions\/N15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form N15<\/a>, so it&#8217;s important for tenants to read it carefully before filling it out.<\/p>\n<h2>Other tenants in the unit<\/h2>\n<p>If there are other tenants in the rental unit, the tenant might choose to tell some or all of them what&#8217;s happening.<br \/>\nBut the tenant should be careful only to tell people they trust. The law says the landlord must keep the information confidential. But this does <strong>not<\/strong> apply to roommates or neighbours.<br \/>\nIf the tenant tells any of the other tenants and they also want to move out by the same date, the tenant can give them the option of signing the Form N15.<br \/>\nIf the remaining tenants don&#8217;t sign it, they can continue to live in the unit or end the lease early by giving 60 days&#8217; notice all together.<\/p>\n<h2>Tenants in subsidized housing<\/h2>\n<p>Tenants who have rent subsidies or are in rent-geared-to-income (RGI) units could lose their subsidy by moving out.<br \/>\nIn some cases, they might qualify to be &#8220;fast-tracked&#8221; to get another unit. But if not, they might have to wait years for another subsidized unit.<br \/>\nTenants in this situation might want to talk to their housing provider about their options.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting legal help<\/h2>\n<p>Tenants may be dealing with criminal, family, or child protection issues, related to the violence or abuse.<br \/>\nSo, it can be important for them to get <a href=\"http:\/\/yourlegalrights.on.ca\/common-question-plus\/i-cant-afford-hire-lawyer-how-can-i-get-help-my-tenancy-issue?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legal advice<\/a> about how their rental situation might affect, or be affected by, these other issues.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<div id=\"social\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>This email alert gives general legal information. It is not a substitute for getting legal advice about a particular situation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Original Source\uff1a<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cnEasH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cnEasH<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an article published by CLEO on November in 2016. 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