You Cannot Evict For Late Rent From OW Recipients May 1st!!

[Robinrta]

If you attempt to evict OW Tenants for paying their rent late on May 1st you will fail.

Tenants on social assistance may be late in paying their rent next due to a computer glitch, the province is warning landlords in eleven municipalities.

A processing error will affect some 17,000 Ontario Works recipients who have pre-arranged for a portion of their cheque to be automatically deducted to pay for rent or utilities.

Clients should expect to receive a lump sum in their bank accounts, meaning they will be personally responsible for paying their bills. The error did not produce any over-payments, according to the Ministry of Community and Social Services.

Areas impacted include Toronto, Brantford, Cochrane, Kawartha Lakes, London, Niagara, Northumberland, Ottawa, Parry Sound, Peel and Windsor.

[LjP]

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