Last year, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government passed legislation to freeze rent at the 2020 level for most rental units governed by the Residential Tenancies Act. This rent freeze will end on December 31, 2021. Beginning January 1, 2022, Landlords and property managers are able to enforce a 1.2% rent increase. This 1.2%[…]

Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) is a federally funded subsidy that provides financial assistance to commercial tenants to assist with commercial rent and/or property expenses for the period of September 27, 2020 to September 25, 2021. CERS qualification periods still open for application are as follows: Period 6: February 14 to March 13, 2021 (deadline[…]

Residential evictions are resuming across most of Ontario this week and with them comes a wave of uncertainty for Property Managers. The experts at Frank Feldman Law are here to help you navigate Evictions in 2021. Check our guide for everything you need to know about evictions in Ontario right now. Regions with a Stay-At-Home[…]

In the last few weeks, most of Ontario has begun transitioning out of a provincial wide Stay-At-Home Order back to the colour coded COVID-19 response framework. The experts at Frank Feldman Law are here to help you navigate Construction Regulations in 2021. Check our guide below to see how your region is being affected. Regions[…]

Ontario’s construction industry employs over 500,000 workers including businesses engaged in residential and non-residential construction as well as engineering projects. The interests of contractors and trades in Ontario are protected by the Construction Act. The experts at Frank Feldman Law have compiled the following summary to help you navigate the law relating to construction liens[…]