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A private seller in Ontario must buy and hand over a Used Vehicle Information Package, sign the vehicle portion of the permit, keep the plates, and get the bill of sale portion signed. Missing one of those is what keeps the car in your name.
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The Landlord and Tenant Board decides landlord-tenant disputes, not roommate-versus-roommate ones. An unpaid share is an ordinary debt claim in Small Claims Court — and it only works if the shares were written down.
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Alberta requires a standard bill of sale to transfer a vehicle, and the government publishes the form for free. It is a registry document, not a contract — which is where most private sales get into trouble.
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Since July 1, 2026, a repayment plan for rent arrears under s. 206 of the RTA must be on the LTB's official Payment Agreement Form. When a repayment deal beats an N4 and a hearing, how the mechanics work, and how to negotiate one that holds.
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Bill 60 floated ending the automatic conversion of fixed-term leases to month-to-month. That proposal was pulled, and deemed renewal is still the law. What really changes in 2026, what happens at the end of a term, and what to put in a new lease.
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Bill 60 shortens the N4 termination period for non-payment of rent from 14 days to 7 for monthly and yearly tenancies. The change takes effect September 21, 2026 — here is how the notice works, and what both sides should do now.
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Ontario requires the seller to buy a Used Vehicle Information Package and give it to the buyer. The bill of sale records the deal; the UVIP and the ownership permit transfer it.
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