Are you facing homelessness?  Do you have an emergency?  Resources in Hastings County that can help are listed here.

Are you a tenant with questions ? Tenant Hotline (613) 966-8686 Toll Free: 1-877-966-8686 FREE LEGAL INFORMATION   The Tenant Hotline provides access to legal information during regular business hours.  After hours, leave a message at Ext "0" for a call back within one business day.

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Tenant Duty Counsel Program - we offer Tenant Duty Counsel at hearings held by the Landlord and Tenant Board in Belleville - click the link to view a tip sheet about the role of Tenant Duty Counsel

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Printable Information Sheets Prepared by the Community Advocacy & Legal Centre (All files in PDF format)

1. Sample Letter to Landlord for getting interest on your last months rent deposit
    (being updated)

2. Tenant Applications - Property Standards referrals - List of property standards
    phone numbers to call to inspect your home (Updated January 5, 2007)

3. Sample Letter to Landlord requesting repairs that need to be done

4. Are You In Need of Rental Assistance? (a list of rent assistance and housing

    resources for Hastings, Lennox & Addington and Prince Edward Counties) (Updated

     November 2008)

Other Sources of Information

Visit our TENANT LINKS PAGE for links to more sources of information, forms, tips sheets, etc.

Housing News

LOW COST HOUSING: SHOVELS AREN'T IN THE GROUND YET, BUT ADDITIONAL HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY IN HASTINGS COUNTY

CKWS NEWS - January 23, 2009

Clinic lawyer Richard Ferriss was on on CKWS News on Friday, talking about the All Together Affordable Housing Corporation's (ATAHC) current housing project for low-income families. 

Watch the video on the CKWS site!  

Read the article in the Belleville Intelligencer, January 23, 2009 (PDF Version).

You can read more about the ATAHC on their upcoming website at http://www.all-together.ca/.

ALL TOGETHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING CORPORATION

Ontario Human Rights Commission

RENTAL Housing Discrimination Survey

View our Human Rights page for more details on the survey conducted by the Ontario Human Rights Commission regarding discrimination in rental housing and the resulting report of July 8, 2008.

information on Energy contracts

The Ontario Energy Board has a new website providing information on energy contracts. The Energy Choice is Yours site is a new consumer information initiative - created to help energy consumers become more aware of their rights, options and responsibilities. Through tip sheets and other materials, they provide consumers with information so they can make informed decisions about their energy choices.  Read their tip sheets on before and after signing a contract and a list of historical natural gas and electricity prices.

News Article:  Working Smoke Alarms - It's the Law!

Amendment to the Ontario Fire Code requires working smoke alarms on every level.

Some of the most law-abiding people are unknowingly breaking the law every day. Not for robbery, or speeding, or assault. But simply because they don’t have working smoke alarms in their homes. A recent amendment to the Ontario Fire Code now requires homes to have working smoke alarms on every storey. This is in addition to the existing requirement of having smoke alarms outside all sleeping areas. The amendment applies to all single-family, semi-detached and town homes, whether owner-occupied or rented.

For homeowners, that may mean purchasing additional smoke alarms and installing them on every storey of their home and outside all sleeping areas. Failure to do so could result in a ticket for $235.

Landlords must make sure their rental properties comply with the law. Individual landlords who fail to comply with the Fire Code smoke alarm requirements can face penalties of up to $50,000.

Tenants of rental properties are encouraged to contact their landlords immediately if they do not have the required number of smoke alarms. Once smoke alarms are installed, tenants cannot remove the batteries or tamper with the alarm in any way. If they do so, the tenant could receive a ticket for $235.
 

Read the Full Article from the Office of the Fire Marshall.

Smoke Alarm Requirements for Dwelling Units Q's & A's

Ontario Fire Code - A Regulation made under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act

The Office of the Fire Marshall (OFM) is a branch of the Public Safety Division of the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

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