Shareholder as Occupant (RTA)

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Date Retrieved:	2024-10-04
CLNP Page ID:	1960
Page Categories:	[Land Leases (RTA)], [RTA Exempt Tenancies], [Personal Use Application (LTB)]
Citation:	Shareholder as Occupant (RTA), CLNP 1960, <>, retrieved on 2024-10-04
Editor:	Sharvey
Last Updated:	2022/07/26

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Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17

2 (1) In this Act,

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5 This Act does not apply with respect to,

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“landlord” includes,

(a) the owner of a rental unit or any other person who permits occupancy of a rental unit, other than a tenant who occupies a rental unit in a residential complex and who permits another person to also occupy the unit or any part of the unit,

(b) the heirs, assigns, personal representatives and successors in title of a person referred to in clause (a), and

(c) a person, other than a tenant occupying a rental unit in a residential complex, who is entitled to possession of the residential complex and who attempts to enforce any of the rights of a landlord under a tenancy agreement or this Act, including the right to collect rent; (“locateur”)

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“tenancy agreement” means a written, oral or implied agreement between a tenant and a landlord for occupancy of a rental unit and includes a licence to occupy a rental unit; (“convention de location”)

“tenant” includes a person who pays rent in return for the right to occupy a rental unit and includes the tenant’s heirs, assigns and personal representatives, but “tenant” does not include a person who has the right to occupy a rental unit by virtue of being,

(a) a co-owner of the residential complex in which the rental unit is located, or

(b) a shareholder of a corporation that owns the residential complex; (“locataire”)

Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 15

1 (1) In this Act,

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“body corporate” means any body corporate, with or without share capital and whether or not this Act applies to it; (“personne morale”)

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“corporation” means a body corporate without share capital to which this Act applies; (“organisation”)