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16 The Windsor Star, Wednesday. May 17, 1972 Landlord Tenant Act amendment insures tenants I housing standards. The above also applies whether or not the lease contains a clause to the contrary. In situations where the landlord is neglect in fulfilling his obligations, relief is given to the tenant in the courts. With respect to lease agreements other than written yearly leases (periodic tenancies on a weekly or monthly basis), to effectively terminate a lease the tenant must give proper notice to his landlord.

If the lease is on a monthly basis one months clear notice is necessary. For termination of a weekly tenancy one weeks clear notice is necessary. Either of the above notices must be personally given to the landlord or sent by ordinary mail to the landlords address. Generally, the same procedure also applies when a landlord wishes to effect notice of termination on the tenant. the landlord's consent.

In the past landlords have made it quite difficult for a tenant to receive such permission. Under the new Landlord Tenant Act provisions the landlords consent is still necessary but with this fundamental change: the landlord cannot now unreasonably withhold such consent to sub-let. What of the present state of the tenants right to privacy? The Act makes strict stipulations as to when a landlord may enter upon rented premises. These are: (a) in an emergency situation, (b) with the tenants consent which cannot be given by virtue of a clause to this effect in the lease and (c) when the lease provides that the landlord may show prospective tenants the apartment. In absence of the above three situations the landlord must give the tenant 24 hours written notice of his intention to enter the apartment.

In this notice the than the final period or for damages occasioned on the apartment by the tenant. The landlord must pay the tenant interest on this deposit at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. It should also be noted that by law a tenant is no longer required to give a landlord post-dated cheques for the entire rental period. This is not a strict prohibition and a tenant may, if he wishes to do so, give the landlord such post-dated cheques. In the past landlords have been able to enter and seize goods and furnishings of a tenant for rent arrears.

The law calls such a practice distress. Under the amendment the landlords right to such action becomes illegal, and he may no longer seize any of the tenants goods for nonpayment of rent. Lease agreements have been known to contain provisions which do not allow a tenant to sub-let his apartment without landlord must set out the time he wishes to enter and he can only enter in such a situation during the daylight hours. The above conditions for entry are in response to landlords who forget or tend to ignore that ihe tenant has the right of privacy in his apartment. Previous to the amendment provisions have appeared in leases which have had the effect of placing on the tenant a substantial amount of responsibility to effect repairs and upkeep of his dwelling.

At the present time the tenant is responsible for maintaining his apartment in a reasonable state of cleanliness and for repairs which are necessary because of damage caused by intentional malicious conduct of the tenant. The Landlord, on the other hand, is responsible for providing and maintaining the rental premises in a good state of repair. Also the landlord must comply with health, safety and Where the lease is in writing for a fixed term and duly executed the tenant may only terminate his lease by making an agreement to that effect with the landlord. Otherwise he is bound to pay rent during the currency of the lease agreement. The above is only a brief description of tenants rights under the prevailing law.

For further, and more complete information, it is suggested that any tenant (or landlord) experiencing difficulties contact the Landlord andTenants Advisory Bureau of which there is an office located in Windsor. In the months of February and March of 1972 the bureau handled approximately 620 telephone enquiries from individuals to whom the bureau responded with information and advice. An alternative, to or in addition to the help provided by the bureau a lawyer should be consulted where necessary. copy within the alloted 21 day period the tenant is not bound to observe any obligations on his part which are created by the document. Until he receives his copy a tenant need not pay his rent or otherwise observe the lease.

However, once he receives his copy the tenant must fulfill his obligations and observe the lease (pay to the landlord any rent withheld). The Act stipulates that security deposits, per se, cannot be exacted from a tenant. However, the same section also states that the landlord can require the tenant to 'deposit with him a security deposit, not exceeding one months rent, which may be held by the landlord and applied only in payment of the rent for the last rent period under the tenancy agreement. The landlord cannot apply this money for any other purpose, not even towards payment of rent for a rent period earlier Landlord Tenant Act passed in 1968-69 has had the effect of reforming the law in regard to residential tenancies. Tenants rights contained in Part Four of the Act are considered to be of such importance that the legislature has seen fit to stop any tenant from giving away any rights given to him in the statute.

In other words, if there is any contrary stipulation in a residential lease to those provisions contained in the statute the tenant is not bound by it. The following are a number of provisions contained in the Landlord Tenant Act along with a discussion of how they affect tenants rights. The amendment provides that upon the signing of a lease the landlord must deliver a duly executed copy of same to the tenant within 21 days. Usually a landlord will require payment of one months rent at the time of the signing of the lease. If the landlord does not deliver a EDITORS NOTE It wasnt that many years ago that most married couples looked forward to the day when they could own their own home.

Those who preferred to rent were the exception. In recent times there has been a swing of the pendulum to the opposite direction and coinciden with it has been a changing tenant landlord relationship. Two law students at the University of Windsor, Robert Kligerman and Ernest Singer have prepared this study of the Landlord Tenant Act and what it means to both parties. An ever increasing number of people to-day are renting their living accommodations instead of purchasing singlefamily dwellings. As result of this urban phenomenon and the increased numbers of landlord-tenant relationships, numerous inadequacies in the law governing this area have been brought to the surface.

A new amendment to the Windsor youth ties in provincial chess United States Amateur Chess Championship, Junior Division, during a three-day tournament in Philadelphia. He is a member of the Windsor Chess Club but also practices with the Metropolitan Detroit Association of Chess Clubs. While he enjoys the competition of chess, Ray said Monday night from his 3280 Academy Drive home, that he would prefer to see a system of sponsorship for chess clubs. He has tra elled to various parts of the United States -and Canada for tournaments but all expenses are borne by himself or his parents. I think there are a lot of promising chess players in Windsor, he said.

But its sort of a pity that we have all these interested people who dont really have a chance to By AL STRACHAN A promising young Windsor chess plaver, 18-year-old Ray Stone, earned another honor on the weekend when he tied for first place in the Ontario High School Chess Championship. The Grade 13 student at Vincent Massey Secondary School picked up 5Vz out of a possible six points in the tournament to finish in a six-way tie for the lead. In chess tournaments, players are awarded one point for a win and half a point for a tie. Each of the 265 high school students attending the tournament at the University of Toronto played six games. Rgy was defeated in the tiebreaking game but received a trophy and $55 for his first place finish in regular play.

Last June, Ray won the ms Search for Saddled up for horseback trip, Bill Salchert, 29, his wife Sandy and two-year-old son Matthew, set off from their Escanaba, home Tuesday on a horseback trip to British Columbia where they plan to homestead a ranch. They will ride two horses and use two others as pack animals carrying 175-pound loads conta 'T sleeping bags, grub and other gear. Their two dogs will also walk along cn tie i and his wife decided to make the tr a ter he had wearied of operating a gasoline station. Childrens ad control effective June 1 drens vitamins now being used on radio and television are being reviewed using the new guides, the minister said. Only those that prove acceptable may continue to be used after June 1.

New ads must meet the requirements. Ads for all products covered by the Food and Drugs Act must be approved by tho federal health department before they are aired. first meet develop unless theyre willing to spend all the money necessary to go out of town. He has played chess for only three-and-a-half years and is rated as a Class A player, one step below the expert level. Bobby Fischer, the temperamental American master is his idol and, Ray thinks, the worlds best chess player.

Ray tries to pattern his game after Fischers using the same Ruy Lopez opening with a number of variations. He tries to be a positional player varying his moves to counter those of his opponents rather than sticking to a set plan of attack. There is, however, one major difference between the games of Bobby Fischer and Ray Stone. He plays a lot better than I do, Ray concedes. Photo by Jack Dalgieish OTTAWA (CP) Advertising controls for childrens vitamin products on radio and television will come into effect June 1, Health Minister John Munro said Tuesday.

One of our concerns in developing these guidelines is to reduce as much as we can the influence these advertisements have in establishing or promoting drug-taking habits, the minister said in a news release. persons or characters in the presentation of children's vitamin products. Mr. Munro said he was not questioning the safety of the products nor the w-ays used to sell them. But his department had a responsibility to keep matters in a proper perspective so no improper impact was made on impressionable youngsters.

All advertisements for chil- Exaggerate expected benefits from the vitamin product nor portray its taking as a fun thing or the grown-up thing to do. Imply that all persons need vitamins. Depict children taking the medication on their own. Create pressure on children to urge parents to buy the products to get special premiums. Use nationally-known Electronic protection a dream While I see no health hazards associated with the product as such, I am concerned regarding the potential for children acquiring habits that could lead to more serious consequences as grow older.

Five guides have been developed by officials of the health protection branch. Ads must not: sought with a piece of electrical equipment to mark valuable furniture with any mark they ch'v se The police department then issues a sticker to be placed in conspicuous spots on the house or valuables to warn burglars. Aid. Burr said that one city to try the system reported of 4,000 homes that used the system, in a year there wrere onlv six burglaries and ony two marked items stolen. ask OHC Tenants pay rent to the landlords based on their income.

The difference between that rate and normal rent will be paid by OHC. Tenants will be selected by OHC through its Windsor Housing Authority but landlords will have a voice in that choice. Leases will be a maximum of one year with no rent deposits. The recommendation to request te units was made by the citys Housing Coordinating Committee after meeting with representatives of OHC two weeks ago. system to be A system of electronically marking valuables to prevent burglaries, sponsored by the police department, will be proposed to the department by Aid.

David Burr. Aid. Burr said police departments in several other North American cities had instituted the program and it had achieved marked success. He said it was started earlier this month in Regina. Homeowners are provided indsor to for 50 housing units Windsor will ask the Ontario Housing Corporation to provide up to 50 rental housing units in existing developments under a rent supplement program.

Under the program, OHC will provide geared-to-income public housing accommodation for families if landlords meet a series of requirements. The total number of units offered to OHC in a particular development must not exceed 20 per cent of the total number of units and landlords must enter an agreement for at least three and not more than five years. TIES FOR FIRST Ray Stone of Vincent Massey Secondary School, ponders move in practice game. Ray tied for first place in the Ontario High School chess championshp held in Toronto this past weekend. Ray was defeated in a tie-breaking game.

Susan Kniffen, 2, at right, are the youngest students of Mrs. Sonnhild Kitts, who emplovs the Suzuki approach to teach young children to play the violin in Gainsville, Fla. The philo- lolinist Schmichi Suzuki, is that just as a child can learn to speak his native language at a very early age, a child can also learn to play an instrument..