On June 8, 2023, Bill 97, the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 Bill 97 received royal assent. Bill 97 was initially introduced April 6, 2023 as part of Ontario s Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants housing supply action plan the Plan, the next step in the provincial government s continued efforts to build 1.5 million homes by 2031.
Land use compatibility in the planning context is achieved where industrial and other major facilities can coexist with sensitive land uses to contribute to healthy, livable and sustainable communities. The statutory and policy background that informs land use compatibility issues includes the Planning Act, the Provincial Policy Statement PPS, the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan, the relevant Official Plan and, somewhat unique to land use compatibility, provincial land use compatibility guidelines.
What sort of things go through a commercial landlord s mind when receiving a notice from its tenant that the tenant wants consent to assign its lease? The answer is, all sorts of things. The landlord may want the space surrendered so it can re-lease it at a higher rental rate. The landlord may doubt the ability of the proposed assignee to perform the obligations under the lease.