Capital Expenditures (AGI)

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Date Retrieved:	2024-05-11
CLNP Page ID:	2021
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Citation:	Capital Expenditures (AGI), CLNP 2021, <>, retrieved on 2024-05-11
Editor:	Sharvey
Last Updated:	2022/11/08

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

126 (1) A landlord may apply to the Board for an order permitting the rent charged to be increased by more than the guideline for any or all of the rental units in a residential complex in any or all of the following cases:

1. An extraordinary increase in the cost for municipal taxes and charges for the residential complex or any building in which the rental units are located.

2. Eligible capital expenditures incurred respecting the residential complex or one or more of the rental units in it.

3. Operating costs related to security services provided in respect of the residential complex or any building in which the rental units are located by persons not employed by the landlord. 2006, c. 17, s. 126 (1); 2017, c. 13, s. 22 (1).

(2) In this section,

“extraordinary increase” means extraordinary increase as defined by or determined in accordance with the regulations. 2006, c. 17, s. 126 (2).

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(7) Subject to subsections (8) and (9) and except under the prescribed circumstances, a capital expenditure is an eligible capital expenditure for the purposes of this section if,

(a) it is necessary to protect or restore the physical integrity of the residential complex or part of it;

(b) it is necessary to comply with subsection 20 (1) or clauses 161 (a) to (e);

(c) it is necessary to maintain the provision of a plumbing, heating, mechanical, electrical, ventilation or air conditioning system;

(d) it provides access for persons with disabilities;

(e) it promotes energy or water conservation; or

(f) it maintains or improves the security of the residential complex or part of it. 2006, c. 17, s. 126 (7); 2017, c. 13, s. 22 (3).

(8) A capital expenditure to replace a system or thing is not an eligible capital expenditure for the purposes of this section if the system or thing that was replaced did not require major repair or replacement, unless the replacement of the system or thing promotes,

(a) access for persons with disabilities;

(b) energy or water conservation; or

(c) security of the residential complex or part of it. 2006, c. 17, s. 126 (8).

(9) A capital expenditure is not an eligible capital expenditure with respect to a rental unit for the purposes of this section if a new tenant entered into a new tenancy agreement in respect of the rental unit and the new tenancy agreement took effect after the capital expenditure was completed. 2006, c. 17, s. 126 (9).