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FAQ from The Tenant’s Survival Manual

Written and produced by the Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations. Excerpts reproduced with permission.

Please note: This information is from the current 2001 edition. An updated version for 2002 will be produced in the next few months. There have been some changes to the “Tenant Protection Act” legislation affecting tenants since the 2001 manual was produced. Please contact one of the FMTA counselor’s on their hotline at 416-921-9494 if you have questions about these changes.

Since 1974 the FMTA has worked to help tenants understand their rights. The FMTA is an organization of tenants and other community-based groups. It is a non-profit organization, and all of their services and publications are free of charge.

The FMTA has helped thousands of Toronto tenants to organize and fight above-guideline rent increases (AGI), and assist them in applying for City of Toronto grants for representation costs to attend AGI hearings if they are eligible.

You can get a copy of the FMTA’s newspaper, The Tenant, to get the latest news, facts, and information helpful to tenants. The newspaper is printed four times a year and is available in your local library, or community centre. They also deliver their newspaper to our members.

The FMTA advocates to governments to improve the rights and protections for tenants. They inform the media about the tenants’ point of view. They also work with other supportive community groups on issues that affect tenants.

Visit the website of the Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations at www.torontotenants.org for informative and regularly updated information

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• The Tenant Protection Act
• Leases and Tenancy Agreements
• Paying Your Rent and Rent Increases
• Forming a Tenants' Association to Challenge a Landlord's Rent Increase
• Evictions
• Condominium Conversions/Demolitions
• Discrimination
• Harassment