p43 s1 bill 47 b047 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 43RD LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO 1 CHARLES III, 2022 Bill 47

An Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and the Condominium Act, 1998 to require emergency power generators Co-sponsors: Ms C. Pasma Ms J. Bell MPP K. Wong-Tam Private Members’ Bill 1st Reading November 23, 2022 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent

EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill enacts the Protecting Human Rights in an Emergency Act (Emergency Power Generators), 2022. The Act amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and the Condominium Act, 1998 to require landlords and corporations, respectively, to ensure buildings have emergency power generators.

Bill 47 2022

An Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and the Condominium Act, 1998 to require emergency power generators His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1 The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 is amended by adding the following section: Landlord’s responsibility re emergency power generators 21.1

(1) A landlord is responsible for ensuring that a building has an emergency power generator or generators capable of doing the following for a minimum of two weeks during a power outage: 1. In the case of a building with one or more elevators, running at least one elevator. 2. Powering lights in, i. all hallways, corridors, stairways and exits, and ii. any elevator powered in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. Ensuring water access in residential units. Same

(2) The emergency power generator must be turned on within the prescribed time during a power outage. 2

Section 126 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection: Exception

(1.1) Despite subsection (1), a landlord may not apply to the Board for an order under that subsection in relation to expenses incurred in order to comply with

section 21.1. 3 Subsection 241.1 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: 3.1 prescribing the time period for the purposes of subsection 21.1 (2); 4 The Condominium Act, 1998 is amended by adding the following

section immediately after

section 88: EMERGENCY POWER GENERATORS Emergency power generators 88.1

(1) The corporation is responsible for ensuring that every building has an emergency power generator or generators capable of doing the following for a minimum of two weeks during a power outage: 1. Running at least one elevator. 2. Powering lights in, i. all hallways, corridors, stairways and exits, and ii. any elevator powered in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. Ensuring water access in units. Same

(2) The emergency power generator must be turned on within the prescribed time during a power outage. 5 Subsection 177 (2) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: 8.1 prescribing the time period for the purposes of subsection 88.1 (2); Commencement 6 This Act comes into force six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title 7 The

short title of this Act is the Protecting Human Rights in an Emergency Act (Emergency Power Generators), 2022 .

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