Category: RentSafe


Webinar Recording: Addressing unhealthy conditions in rental housing: the case of mould

This webinar offers tenants, landlords, public health, health care and social service providers information to increase their understanding of mould and its health effects and offer legal considerations including landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities.

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Public Health Action on Rental Housing and Health Equity in Ontario: Results of the RentSafe-OPHA Public Health Survey

In the winter of 2023–2024, RentSafe and the Ontario Public Health Association conducted a survey of public health units in Ontario to assess the role of public health in addressing unhealthy housing.

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Model mould by-law

The mould model by-law, found below, was informed by a comprehensive scan of existing by-laws across Ontario and co-created with the expertise of both public health inspectors and municipal property/by-law officers.  It is now available through the Ontario Association of…

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