Bill 64: Housing Equity and Rental Transparency Act, 2025

This bill primarily affects landlords and property management companies operating residential rental buildings in Ontario. Owners of larger complexes (100+ units) face the heaviest burden: they must install and maintain video surveillance systems covering all common areas, hire or contract security guards for each qualifying building, set up digital visitor parking registration systems, and ensure common areas stay at or below 26°C during summer months. Landlords of mid-sized buildings (10+ units or 3+ storeys) must compile and upload annual maintenance request statistics to a government online portal. Elevator owners in rental buildings must install remote electronic monitoring systems and file outage reports with the TSSA. Day-to-day operations are significantly affected — from how maintenance requests are tracked and published, to restrictions on charging visitor parking fees, to mandatory rent abatements when vital services or elevators are out for defined periods. Smaller landlords with fewer than 10 units face lighter requirements (temperature rules, tenant guides, newsletters), but the cost and administrative burden scales substantially for larger property management operations.