Tenant Protection Amendment Act, 2001 Marchese, Rosario — Bill 63 (37th Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 63, 37-3

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Bill 63, Tenant Protection Amendment Act, 2001

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Bill 63 2001

An Act to amend the

Tenant Protection Act, 1997

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 42 of the Tenant Protection Act,

1997 is repealed and the following substituted:

Property of tenant

(1) This

section applies if a

tenant's property remains in the rental unit or residential complex when the

tenant vacates the unit under an eviction order or after receiving a notice

of termination from the landlord.

Duty of landlord

(2) The landlord shall keep the property available for

retrieval, in the rental unit or residential complex or at a nearby location,

during the 30-day period after the tenant vacates the unit.

Same

(3) The landlord shall ensure that the property is protected

against loss and damage.

Compensation

(4) The landlord is required to pay compensation to the tenant

for any loss or damage to property that occurs during the 30-day retrieval

period or, in the case of eviction, during the enforcement of the eviction

order.

Same

(5) The amount of compensation is,

(

a) in the case of property that is lost, its fair market value;

(

b) in the case of property that is damaged, the amount by which its fair

market value decreases as a result.

Order

(6) The Tribunal may, on the tenant's application, make an

order requiring the landlord to,

(

a) make property available for retrieval in accordance with subsection

(2);

(

b) pay compensation in accordance with subsections (4) and (5).

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Tenant

Protection Amendment Act, 2001 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 to provide that

when a tenant is evicted, or leaves on receiving a notice of termination, and

leaves property behind, the landlord is required to keep the property

available for retrieval for 30 days and to compensate the tenant for any loss

or damage to it.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 5, 2001

Ordered carried over from previous session

December 5, 2001

Carried over to next session

May 29, 2001

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 29, 2001

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 63, 37-3
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s3 bill 63 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	4f6deef8107e8a22fe509e3ae3f7ccf4bb72a984

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