[3] In 1996, existing rent regulations in the province which provided for vacancy control were eliminated by the provincial government.
[4] The Tenant Protection Act 1997 was enacted by the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris and proclaimed in June 1998.
[7] Under the TPA landlord applications for eviction were automatically granted without a hearing unless the tenant filed a notice of dispute within five days.
[9] If the rental unit was in an apartment building constructed (or converted from a non-residential use) after November 1, 1991, then the rent control provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 did not apply.
[11] Premier of Ontario Doug Ford's Conservative Government enacted legislation in 2018 such that rent control only applies to rental units created and occupied prior to November 15, 2018.