termination law: Evicting Tenants with Pets in Ontario - 07/25/11 02:42 PM

Evicting Tenants with Pets in Ontario
Ontario Real Estate Source
By Brian Madigan LL.B.
Are tenants allowed pets? And, if they have them, can you evict them?
Have a look at the relevant provision under the Residential Tenancies Act:
“No pet” provisions void
"14.  A provision in a tenancy agreement prohibiting the presence of animals in or about the residential complex is void."
So, any clause in a residential lease under the Act would be void.
What about boisterous, unruly and objectionable pets? Can a landlord terminate the lease?
Have look at s, 76 of the Act:
 
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