Renters When the home you rent is for sale
When the home you rent is being sold, know where the rules are.
What the Landlord and Tenant Board's rules say when a rented home is sold, and what the public record shows for the address, each with where it's published and the date.
- Free quick check, right here
- The Board's rules, quoted and dated
- Where to ask, and who answers
- NoteRental licence required for each unit
- Flagged9-storey application 140 m away
- Nothing on recordFlood plain overlay
- NoteZoning permits up to 4 units
- Nothing on recordNo pipelines or rail within 500 m
- Facts1 Gbps internet on this street
Records from
- City of Toronto
- City of Ottawa
- City of Hamilton
- City of Guelph
- Government of Ontario
- Statistics Canada
- Natural Resources Canada
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Canada Energy Regulator
- Ontario Energy Board
- Ontario Ministry of Health
- OpenStreetMap
The rental check
The address's records, before you sign the lease.
One printed page for one rental address.
- Rental licensing
- Short-term rentals
- Extra units
- Permits
- Basement flooding
- Hydrant and fire station
- Airport noise
- Traffic
- Transit
- Internet
- Utilities
- A source and date on every line
- What isn't public, and where to askWho owns it, the standard lease, the Landlord and Tenant Board.
Ordering opens soon: [email protected] to be told when it does.
Sample rental check, made-up address
88 Sample Crescent, Anytown ON
- Rental and home business rules
- Note
- A rental housing licence is required for each rented unit
- Permits and renovations
- Flagged
- The 2019 underpinning permit is still open
- Internet speed
- Facts
- Up to 1 Gbps advertised on this road segment
The full check adds the sources, the dates and who to ask about the owner, the lease and the Board.
The rental comparison
Up to ten rentals, the same records side by side.
Looking at more than one place? Compare them before you apply.
- Rental licensing
- Short-term rentals
- Extra units
- Open permits
- Basement flooding
- Flood plain
- Fire station
- Airport noise
- Traffic
- Transit
- Internet
- Groceries
- Schools
- Each cell opens its lineWith the source and the date.
- A map of where they sit
- The same table as a spreadsheet
It compares the records; it doesn't rank the units or the landlords. Ordering opens soon: [email protected] to be told when it does.
Sample rental comparison, ten made-up addresses
10 addresses in Anytown and Exampleville
- Permits and renovations
- Flagged
- 2 addresses with a permit for a second unit still open
- Rental and home business rules
- Note
- 6 addresses in a city that licenses each rented unit
- Transit stops
- Facts
- From 1 to 5 bus stops within 400 m
The full comparison adds a sortable table, a map, every line's source and date, and the sources.
The Board's pages
Three things the Board's pages say about a sale
Quoted on our free page about selling a rented home, with the date we checked each source.
- 24 hours' notice
Before a showing
The landlord, or an authorized broker or salesperson, may enter to let a potential purchaser view the unit after giving written notice at least 24 hours before, the Board's Interpretation Guideline 19 describes. Showing a rented home.
Landlord and Tenant Board, Interpretation Guideline 19 (Residential Tenancies Act, s. 27(2)). Checked 22 Oct 2026.
- 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The time of entry
The written notice sets out a time of entry between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., the same guideline says.
Landlord and Tenant Board, Interpretation Guideline 19. Checked 22 Oct 2026.
- 30 Nov 2026
The Board's new forms
The Board no longer accepts the previous versions of ten forms, including the N12 given when a buyer will move in. The ten forms that changed.
Tribunals Ontario, Landlord and Tenant Board operational update of 21 September 2026. Checked 22 Oct 2026.
Sources
Where the rules are
The Board's own pages, each with the date we last checked it.
- Tribunals Ontario, LTB: Operational Update, Legislative Changes at the Landlord and Tenant Board, Effective September 21, 2026Checked 22 Oct 2026.
- Landlord and Tenant Board, How a Landlord Can End a Tenancy (brochure, last updated 21 September 2026)Checked 22 Oct 2026.
- Landlord and Tenant Board, Interpretation Guideline 19: The Landlord's Right of Entry into a Rental UnitChecked 22 Oct 2026.
- Landlord and Tenant Board, FormsChecked 22 Oct 2026.
9 checks for renters
The home and the street on record
From the renters' guide: the unit on record and the street around it. Each name opens the free entry that says what the record is and where it is published.
What's changing nearby
2 checks
Municipal applications, construction forecasts, Canada Energy Regulator
The home and the lot
4 checks
Municipal permits, zoning by-law, 3D building and parcel maps
Services and daily life
2 checks
Ontario Ministry of Health, Ontario Energy Board, Environment Canada, © OpenStreetMap contributors
Where to look
Three places to read
The Board's own pages
Its forms, brochures and guidelines are the current version of the rules; the sources above link each one.
The record for the address
The free check reads nine records on screen, and the free guide entries say what each record is.
Someone who answers
The Board answers questions about its forms and process; a lawyer or licensed paralegal gives advice on a tenancy.
Questions
Who answers questions about a tenancy
The Landlord and Tenant Board answers questions about its forms and process. Lawyers and licensed paralegals give advice on a tenancy; the Law Society of Ontario's Referral Service gives a free consultation of up to 30 minutes. Who does what in an Ontario offer names each role and its public register.
The fine print
Public records, not advice
OfferDue reports what public records show and where they come from. It gives no legal advice: the Landlord and Tenant Board answers questions about its process, and a lawyer or licensed paralegal advises on a tenancy.
The Board's pages change; each line names its source and the date we checked it.
Questions
Does OfferDue give advice about my tenancy?
No. The Board answers questions about its forms and process; lawyers and licensed paralegals give advice, and the Law Society of Ontario's Referral Service gives a free consultation of up to 30 minutes.
Where are the rules on a buyer moving in?
In the Board's brochure on how a landlord can end a tenancy, quoted on selling a rented home with the date we checked it.
What does the free check show?
Nine records for the address, on screen: Greenbelt plans, rail and utility lines, past land use, parks and schools, prices for the area, and four city rules. The result is emailed only if you ask for it.
Where does the data come from?
Municipal open data, conservation authority maps, the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada. Each line of a report names its publisher and the date we checked it.
Does it work in my town?
Every Ontario address gets the provincial and federal checks. Permits, applications, zoning and heritage depend on what each municipality publishes: what we cover, town by town.
Does the landlord see that I checked an address?
No. We don't tell a landlord, or anyone else, which addresses you check. To look an address up we send the address alone, never your name or email, to the public-record services named in the result; everyone who handles your details is listed on the privacy page.
Public-record information, not legal, financial, insurance or inspection advice. OfferDue reports what each record and official page shows, with its source and date. Page reviewed 28 Oct 2026.