That’s when new measures aimed at stopping landlords from turfing people from their rental units will take effect. Effective Friday, when a landlord ends a tenancy to have family members move in, people evicted must receive compensation. Landlords will have to pay one month’s rent to the evicted tenant or offer him or her another comparable rental unit. Residential rent increases are capped at 1.8 per cent next year unless landlords apply to housing authorities for more. In all, there are about 1.2 million private rental units in Ontario.

Source: thestar August 31, 2017 22:07 UTC