Answer a few questions and get the official Ontario Standard Form of Lease (2229E) filled in and ready to sign — free. It’s saved in your Spotter client portal, where you can change it or have us send it to your tenants for e-signature.
The form sets out who the landlord and tenants are, the rental unit, the term, the rent and when it’s due, what’s included (utilities, parking, laundry), deposits, smoking rules, tenant insurance and any additional terms. Our builder asks for each part in plain words and puts your answers into the official government PDF.
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Yes, for most residential tenancies in Ontario (houses, apartments, basement units, condos) signed on or after April 30, 2018. It doesn’t apply to care homes, mobile home parks and land lease communities, most social and supportive housing, co-operative housing, or when the tenant shares a kitchen or bathroom with the owner.
The tenant can ask for it in writing. If the landlord doesn’t provide it within 21 days, the tenant may withhold one month’s rent, and can end a fixed-term lease early with 60 days’ notice.
A rent deposit of no more than one month’s rent, used only for the last month of the tenancy, plus a refundable key deposit. Damage or security deposits aren’t allowed in Ontario. The landlord pays interest on the rent deposit every year at the rent increase guideline.
Yes, as additional terms attached to the lease (section 15) — for example who cuts the grass or shovels snow. The builder fills in the standard sections; if you ask us to send the lease for signature, tell us your extra terms and we’ll attach them. A term that goes against the Residential Tenancies Act — such as no pets, no guests, or a damage deposit — can’t be enforced, even if the tenant signs it. In a condo, the tenant must still follow the condo’s rules.
Yes. Ontario’s Electronic Commerce Act, 2000 allows electronic signatures. Either way, the landlord must give the tenant a copy of the signed lease within 21 days after the tenant signs it.
Yes. You get the filled government form at no cost. If you’d like, our team can also send it to your tenants for e-signature, or help you find and screen a tenant.