The municipality says they will add the tenant’s unpaid water bill to our land tax! Why?

市政当局表示，他们会将房客的未付水费单加到我们的土地税中！为什么？

The city does not change the water bill to the tenant’s name, it remains in the owner’s name. Therefore, when the bill is not paid the municipality does not try to collect from the tenant even though your tenancy agreement may state that the tenant is responsible to pay. Typically, the municipality will usually add the arrears to your property tax bill. Unfortunately, in this case, the only recourse for you would be to file a claim against the former tenant in Small Claims Court.

该城市不会将水费单更改为租户的名字，而是保留在所有者的名字下。因此，即使您的租赁协议可能规定承租人负责付款，当账单未付的时候，市政当局也不会尝试向承租人收取费用。通常，市政当局通常会将欠款添加到您的财产税账单中。不幸的是，在这种情况下，您唯一的选择就是在Small Claims Court向前房客提出索赔。

Tenant pays gas separate from rent and it has been shut off for nonpayment. What if my pipes freeze?

租户支付的天然气费与租金分开，并且煤气已因欠款而被关闭。如果我的管道冻住了怎么办？

You cannot force the tenant to pay the gas bill, and the Landlord and Tenant Board does not acknowledge potential damage as grounds to terminate a tenancy. So, unless the tenant moves out you are faced with the following choices. You can either:

您不能强迫房客支付天然气费，并且房东租户委员会不承认潜在的损害作为终止房客租约的理由。因此，除非房客迁出，否则您将面临以下选择。您可以：

1 – Approach the tenant about agreeing to change the terms of the rental agreement to include gas and possibly hydro in the rent, in exchange for an increase in rent to reflect the average extra charge that you will incur, once the gas bills go into your name;

1. 向承租人寻求有关同意更改租赁协议的条款，比如：在租金中包括天然气和水电的费用，以换取租金的增加。一旦租户使用了天然气，租金就会增加。

2 – Switch the bill to your name anyway and sue the tenant in Small Claims Court at a later date for the extra cost you’ve incurred as a result of the tenant’s breach of the lease agreement. Either of these scenarios will hopefully avoid a potential situation involving burst pipes, flood, insurance claims and so forth.

2. 将帐单改在您的名字下，并在以后的某个日期向Small Claims Court起诉该租户，以赔偿因该租户违反租赁协议而产生的额外费用。这两种情况中的任何一种都有望避免潜在的情况，包括爆管，洪水，保险索赔等。

3 – Speak the utility provider about making temporary payments to keep the utilities on. This may be difficult due to privacy law restrictions, and they may want the tenant to be involved in any changes.

3. 向设施提供商咨询，有关临时付款以保持设施运营的信息。由于隐私法的限制，这可能很困难，而且他们可能希望租户参与其中的每一项更改。

Otherwise, the tenant may agree to vacate very soon, and if so, you should try to get a termination agreement signed (From N11). All the forms are available from the Landlord and Tenant Board website – www.sjto.gov.on.ca/ltb/forms/ .

如若至此，租户可能会同意很快搬走。这时候，您应该尝试签署终止协议（来自N11）。所有表格均可从房东租户委员会网站– www.sjto.gov.on.ca/ltb/forms/ 获取。

One rental unit has never paid for electricity. I want to change this; how can I do this?

有个租户从未支付过电费。如果想要现在开始收费，我该怎么做？

If this tenant has never paid for hydro, legally the tenant does not have to start paying now unless he agrees to it. However, if he does agree to it, you will have to reduce his rent because he would now be paying for a service that was previously included in the rent.

如果该承租人从未支付过水电费，则从法律上讲，除非他同意，否则不必立即开始付款。但是，如果他同意，您将不得不减少租金，因为他现在要为以前包含在租金中的服务付费。

  


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