This is the City of Hamilton’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice
- Type
- By-law
- Published by
- City of Hamilton
- Date
- 26th day of June, 2024
- Also called
- By-law No. 24-109
- Form reference
- Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 99.1
- For
- owner
- Signed by
- mayor · acting city clerk
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 24
- Instruments
- Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 99.1 · Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c.17, Section 50
Overview
City of Hamilton By-law No. 24-109, the Rental Housing Protection By-law, passed June 26, 2024 under section 99.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in force January 1, 2025. It regulates demolition and conversion of residential rental properties through a section 99.1 permit: definitions and scope, application contents, tenant notification, fees, routine approval, discretionary approval with conditions such as replacement units and tenant relocation assistance, referrals and revisions, harassment of tenants, inspection, offences and penalties. Hamilton's user guide, screening form and application all work from it.
What it covers
- Part 1 - Definitions
- Part II – Scope
- Part III – Demolition & Conversion Prohibited Without a Permit
- Part IV – Application for Section 99.1 Permit
- Part V – Routine Approval of Section 99.1 Permit
- Part VI – Discretionary Approval Section 99.1 Permit
- Part VII Referrals, Revisions and Issuance of Section 99.1 Permit
- Part VIII – Enforcement
- Part IX – Transition
- Part X – General
- Tenant Notification
- Fees and Charges
- Consideration for Approval
- Harassment of Tenant
- Powers of Entry and Inspection
- Offences
- Penalty
- Effective Date
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