"an access point for tenants looking
for basic information And referrals to
community partners"
9:00am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday
tenanted@housinghelpcentre.ca
anytime.
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Hamilton Tenant Education Project
The Hamilton Tenant
Education Project (HTEP) is an initiative
of the Solutions for Housing Action
Committee (SHAC). The goal of the project
is to help people find and maintain affordable
rental housing
by providing tenants with needed information
about how to find rental accommodation,
how to start tenant associations and how
to enforce their rights.
Public Education
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Housing
Search |
Maintenance/Repairs
and Safety |
Eviction |
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Subsidized Housing |
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Private Market Housing |
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Deciding Housing Needs |
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Where
to Look |
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Talking to Landlords |
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What
to Look For |
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Deposits |
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Leases |
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Supportive Housing |
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Property Standards |
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Procedure |
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Making
an application to Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board
(OLTB) |
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Health/Building/Fire Department |
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- |
When is
the Tenant Responsible
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Legal
Reasons For |
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- |
Procedure |
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Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board
(OLTB) |
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Mediation |
|
| Tenant
Associations |
Harassment/Discrimination |
Other |
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What
is a Tenant Association |
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Benefits |
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Successes in Hamilton |
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How
to Start |
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During
Housing Search |
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While a
Tenant Situation |
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Privacy |
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Dealing
With OHRC |
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Current
Housing Situation |
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Budgeting |
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Tenant
Association
The Hamilton Tenant
Education Project (HTEP) will support
existing tenant associations as well as
work to organize new associations in buildings
where there is interest.
Last Revised
July 31, 2009
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