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Renting out your Ontario condo: what the condo corporation requires
The notice you give the condo corporation within 10 days of a lease, the documents your tenant must get, and how the rules, fees and damage work once it's rented.
By the Tenant.ca teamUpdated 4 min read
In this guide7 parts
The short answer
Within 10 days of signing or renewing a lease, the Condominium Act requires you to tell the corporation the unit is leased, give it your tenant's name, your address and a copy of the lease or a summary on the province's form, and give your tenant a copy of the declaration, by-laws and rules (section 83). When a lease ends and isn't renewed, tell the corporation in writing within 10 days.
From then on your tenant has to follow the same declaration, by-laws and rules you do, and you have to take all reasonable steps to make sure they and their guests comply (section 119).
What the corporation needs from you
For each new lease or renewal, within 10 days. The corporation keeps a record of the notices it receives (section 83):
- Notice that the unit is leased
- Your tenant's name and your address
- A copy of the lease or renewal, or a summary on the province's form, which the Condominium Authority of Ontario publishes as the Summary of Lease or Renewal
- When a lease ends and isn't renewed: notice of that in writing, within 10 days
Your tenant and the condo's rules
Ontario's standard lease records whether the unit is in a condominium, and the tenant agrees to follow the declaration, by-laws and rules the landlord provides (section 2 of the lease). That's why they go to your tenant before the lease is signed.
A lease term that bans pets is void, but you can require your tenant to follow condo rules, which may prohibit certain pets (section 15 of the lease). The corporation's rules have to be reasonable and consistent with the Act, the declaration and the by-laws (Condominium Act, section 58), and no one may carry on an activity that creates unreasonable noise that is a nuisance to someone else in the building (section 117).
Short-term rentals
The Condominium Authority of Ontario says a condo's governing documents regulate things such as short-term rentals, pets, smoking, noise and parking. Read the declaration and the rules before you list a unit for short stays; in Toronto and Mississauga the city's own short-term rental rules apply as well.
Condo fees and damage once it's rented
The common expenses stay yours. If you fall behind, the corporation can give your tenant written notice to pay it the lesser of what you owe and the rent due; your tenant then pays the corporation, and that payment counts as rent under the lease (section 87).
If you, your tenant or someone living in the unit with your permission causes damage to your unit, the lesser of the repair cost and the deductible on the corporation's insurance policy is added to your common expenses (section 105). A corporation can pass a by-law that extends when this applies.
When there's a dispute
A dispute between you and your tenant, about rent, repairs or ending the tenancy, goes to the Landlord and Tenant Board. The Condominium Authority Tribunal hears specific condo disputes: records, pets, vehicles, parking and storage, and nuisances.
Where this fits
When Tenant.ca manages a condo, the corporation gets the lease notice at move-in, at renewal and when a lease ends, and the move-in is arranged around the building's rules. Management is $98 a month plus HST for a condo or apartment, with no percentage of rent.
This page is general information, not legal advice. It reflects the Condominium Act, 1998 on e-Laws (current to November 6, 2026), the Condominium Authority of Ontario's pages and the province's guide to the standard lease, as read on November 11, 2026.