Small Claims

Almost every rental in Ontario begins with the same ritual. First and last, please, before you get the keys. That last month’s rent deposit is so routine that most landlords and tenants never think twice about it. That is exactly the problem. The rules governing this deposit are far stricter and more specific than most… Read More

Splitting rent with a roommate is one of the most common ways people afford housing in Ontario. It works beautifully right up until the month a roommate stops paying their share and leaves someone else scrambling to cover the full rent so the whole household does not face eviction. The person left holding the bill… Read More

Going into business with someone starts on a foundation of trust. Shared goals, shared effort, and often shared money. When that relationship breaks down and one partner is left owed a specific sum, the fallout can be both financially damaging and personally bitter. The good news for many Ontario business owners is that recovering money… Read More

March break, summer vacation, a grandparent’s trip with the grandkids, a school group heading across a border. Every year, thousands of Canadian children travel abroad without both parents, and every year some families are caught off guard at a border because they were missing one simple document. A travel consent letter is not something most… Read More

It sits right there in the lease, printed in plain language and signed by both parties: no pets allowed. Most tenants read that line and assume it settles the matter. Most landlords write it believing it gives them the power to demand a pet be removed. Both are working from a misunderstanding, because in Ontario… Read More