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Business and Consumers Part II
Part II PROMOTE, PROTECT, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE… Last month I told the story of the 86 year old gentleman who fell victim to a company who was selling door-to-door and who in effect misled and induced this man into entering a five year contract for his utilities.
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Business and Consumers Part I
How do we protect consumers while encouraging business…? A couple of weeks ago I arrived at work on a Monday morning to find one of our seniors waiting outside our office. He looked tired and worried and I escorted him immediately into our offices. This 86 year old man had received an invoice from an Energy company demanding some $475.00 to release him from his contract with their company.
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Before You Pack Up and Go…
Before you pack up and get out…. What tenants need to know…. I recently learned of a tenant who was living in a tent at one of the local parks. This particular tenant had signed a “one-year lease agreement” and lived in the rental unit for the full year. When the year was up,
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Top Ten Things Every Tenant Should Know
1. You CANNOT be evicted for filing a Residential Tenancies Act application against your landlord. The Tribunal was set up to give Landlords and Tenants a venue to solve their disputes. 2. Your landlord is legally obligated to provide you with rent receipts if you ask for them. If your landlord refuses to do so,
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Municipal Tax Reductions and Tenancies
Landlord’s may be required to rebate tenants if municipal tax reductions in excess of 2.49%…. Under the Residential Tenancy Act – section 131(1) it states that any significant tax decreases in a residential complex must be passed on to the tenants in the form of a rent reduction. The procedures for obtaining a rent reduction vary with the size of the residential complex in which the rental unit exists.
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Tenants – Rebate of Tax Reductions
Landlord’s may be required to rebate tenants if municipal tax reductions in excess of 2.49%…. Under the Residential Tenancy Act – section 131(1) it states that any significant decreases in a residential complex must be passed on to the tenants in the form of a rent reduction. The procedures for obtaining a rent reduction vary with the size of the residential complex in which the rental unit exists.
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I Want to Cancel my Appointment as Executor
Someone wrote us recently and asked how to cancel their appointment as an Executor for a will. To say that there is an easy fix to this situation would be oversimplifying the matter. There are several issues that need be addressed when one decides that they want to “cancel” their appointment as Executor.
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Making a Complaint With Consumer Services
How do I make a complaint to the Ministry of Consumer Services? Before you determine whether you have a legitimate complaint, a consumer (YOU) should review the following: 1. Review your (evidence) – the documents you have regarding the contract, purchase, agreement, loan, – whatever the business transaction may have been.
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Smart Consumer Tips
Before you sign any contract… 1. Know who you are dealing with. Don’t do business with any business that won’t provide its name, street address and telephone number. 2. Protect your personal information. Share credit card or other personal information only when you are buying from a business you know and trust.
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Legal Aid In Ontario
A History… Ontario first implemented an organized legal aid plan in 1951. During this early period, applications were sent to local committees who assigned a lawyer to eligible clients. These lawyers provided legal assistance on a volunteer basis. By 1963, the Ontario Government and the Law Society determined that the volunteer plan was not adequately meeting the demand for legal aid and that it was making excessive demands on the volunteer lawyers.
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