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Rent regulation was first briefly introduced in Ontario under the National Housing Act 1944.After lobbying by business it was repealed in under a decade. The modern history of rent controls began in July 1975 when the Residential Premises Rent Review Act 1975 was enacted after the demand for rent controls became a major issue in the period leading to the 1975 provincial election. [2]
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Rent control in Ontario formerly only applied to units that were first built or occupied before November 1, 1991. [4] If the rental unit was in an apartment building constructed (or converted from a non-residential use) after November 1, 1991, then the rent control provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, did not apply. [5]
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Tenants can dispute evictions, apply for rent reductions or rebates due to a landlord's failure to meet maintenance obligations, apply for work orders or other orders, or grieve other violations of the Residential Tenancies Act. In Ontario, a landlord cannot evict a tenant without a hearing before the board. [2] [3]
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In 1998 the provincial government abdicated itself of social housing authority which was given to municipalities. [14] In 1999 a federal-provincial agreement was signed, which resulted in the Ontario government assuming responsibility for the province's Rent Supplement Program. [14] In 2000, the Social Housing Reform Act was created. [14]