Refusal to Assign or Sublet Tenancy (LTB)

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

95 (4) A tenant may give the landlord a notice of termination under section 96 within 30 days after the date a request is made if,

(a) the tenant asks the landlord to consent to an assignment of the rental unit and the landlord refuses consent;

(b) the tenant asks the landlord to consent to an assignment of the rental unit and the landlord does not respond within seven days after the request is made;

(c) the tenant asks the landlord to consent to an assignment of the rental unit to a potential assignee and the landlord refuses consent to the assignment under clause (3) (c); or

(d) the tenant asks the landlord to consent to an assignment of the rental unit to a potential assignee and the landlord does not respond within seven days after the request is made. 2006, c. 17, s. 95 (4).

96 (1) A tenant may give notice of termination of a tenancy if the circumstances set out in subsection 95 (4) apply.

98 (1) A tenant or former tenant of a rental unit may apply to the Board for an order determining that the landlord has arbitrarily or unreasonably withheld consent to the assignment or sublet of a rental unit to a potential assignee or subtenant. 2006, c. 17, s. 98 (1).