Editorial Policy

ScreenTenants.ca publishes general information for Ontario landlords on the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (the “RTA”), the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) process, screening, and rental operations. Every guide is a plain-English summary of statute and tribunal practice, written for landlords who manage a small number of units themselves.

We do not publish legal advice. Guides do not replace the judgment of a licensed paralegal or lawyer about a specific situation. Where the right answer depends on the facts of a particular case, we say so and direct readers to the LTB or to professional counsel.

Every guide is researched against primary sources, not other blogs:

• —The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (the statute itself, cited by section number where relevant).
• —The Landlord and Tenant Board's published rules, forms, and practice directions.
• —Reported LTB and Divisional Court decisions on CanLII.
• —Government of Ontario plain-language guidance on ontario.ca.
• —The Ontario Human Rights Code and OHRC policy statements for fair-screening guidance.
• —CMHC Rental Market Reports for market data and rent statistics.

We do not republish content from other blogs without independently verifying every claim against a primary source.

Every guide carries a “Last reviewed” date. Guides are reviewed at least annually, and immediately when one of the following happens:

• —The Province of Ontario amends the RTA or a related regulation.
• —The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing publishes a new rent increase guideline.
• —The LTB publishes new rules, practice directions, or forms.
• —The Divisional Court or Court of Appeal issues a decision that changes how the LTB applies a section we have written about.

Material updates are reflected in the “Last reviewed” line. Smaller copy edits do not change the date.

We use AI tools to assist with research, drafting, and editing. Every guide is then read, fact-checked, and edited by a human against the primary sources listed above before it is published. AI outputs are never published unedited, and statutory references are always verified against the RTA section text.

If a guide misstates the law or the LTB process, that is a failure of our editorial review, not of the AI tool. Please tell us.

If you find an error, write to info@screentenants.ca. Substantive errors are corrected promptly and the corrected guide notes the change in its “Last reviewed” date. We will tell you when the correction is live.

ScreenTenants.ca operates an income-verification service for Ontario landlords. Many of our guides discuss income verification, fraud risk, and screening processes — topics on which we have a commercial interest.

We disclose that interest plainly, and we do not write guides that misstate the law or overstate fraud risk to drive product sign-ups. Where a free or non-commercial option (bank statements, employer letters, government services) is a legitimate alternative to our product, we say so.

Guides are written and maintained by the ScreenTenants.ca editorial team. A named editor and the editor's credentials will be added to this page and to every guide's byline shortly. Until then, attribution is to the team and editorial review is held to the standards above.

For editorial questions, write to info@screentenants.ca.