最近有不少有关房东房客互相争辩的帖子。其实有些问题还是有法可依的.希望下面这个link能给大家带来帮助。
http://www.geocities.com/torontotenants/law/law.html
这里的有些观点和我们（至少是我)过去的理解还不一样.
部分问题摘录如下：
Q4: Are fees for "breaking a lease" legal?
A4: It appears under Section 140 of the Tenant Protection Act that it is illegal to be charged a fee for terminating a lease. If you have signed a lease for a specific period (such as your first year,) and you want to terminate it before the its official (legal) end, you may wish to pay a reasonable fee if requested by the landlord to gain their cooperation, but make sure you get the agreement that you will no longer be responsible for the rent after the agreed upon date in writing first.
In the past, reasonable fees have been generally accepted as being $50 or less.
Q7: My apartment is too cold. What heating must the landlord provide?
A7: The temperatures are set under municipal bylaws. If you are not the cause for the cold temperatures, such as by keeping your windows open, or setting a thermostat to a lower temperature, then the landlord has a responsibility to maintain a minimum temperature as set by the municipality/city you live in. If the landlord is not meeting the minimums, you can complain to the city's Building and Inspections department or your city councillor.
Information for some cities and towns are:
Ottawa is 20C (68F) from 6:00 a.m. to 11 p.m., and 16.7C (62F) from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., year round, under (Old City of) Ottawa By-law #201-89. If your apartment is too cold in Ottawa, the number to call is (613) 580-2400.
http://www.geocities.com/torontotenants/law/law.html
这里的有些观点和我们（至少是我)过去的理解还不一样.
部分问题摘录如下：
Q4: Are fees for "breaking a lease" legal?
A4: It appears under Section 140 of the Tenant Protection Act that it is illegal to be charged a fee for terminating a lease. If you have signed a lease for a specific period (such as your first year,) and you want to terminate it before the its official (legal) end, you may wish to pay a reasonable fee if requested by the landlord to gain their cooperation, but make sure you get the agreement that you will no longer be responsible for the rent after the agreed upon date in writing first.
In the past, reasonable fees have been generally accepted as being $50 or less.
Q7: My apartment is too cold. What heating must the landlord provide?
A7: The temperatures are set under municipal bylaws. If you are not the cause for the cold temperatures, such as by keeping your windows open, or setting a thermostat to a lower temperature, then the landlord has a responsibility to maintain a minimum temperature as set by the municipality/city you live in. If the landlord is not meeting the minimums, you can complain to the city's Building and Inspections department or your city councillor.
Information for some cities and towns are:
Ottawa is 20C (68F) from 6:00 a.m. to 11 p.m., and 16.7C (62F) from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., year round, under (Old City of) Ottawa By-law #201-89. If your apartment is too cold in Ottawa, the number to call is (613) 580-2400.
