New Mississauga Tenancy Bylaw Protecting Tenants From Evictions

On April 1st 2026, Mississauga City Council approved the new RENTAL REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS LICENSING bylaw. 

Starting September 1st, 2026 the bylaw will impose new requirements on landlords for extensive renovations or repairs. 

This new bylaw will require landlords to apply for a Rental Repairs and Renovations Licence from the city within seven days of serving an N13 notice to their tenant.

Furthermore, landlords will not be allowed to move forward with renovations or repairs until the building permit and licence are issued.

“We’ve designed this ‘made in Mississauga’ by-law to be complimentary to the RTA’s N13 process,” said Graham Walsh, Mississauga’s City Solicitor and Commissioner of Legislative Services.

The bylaw aims to protect renters from “renovictions,” – an unlawful practice where landlords evict tenants for extensive renovations or repairs often pushing them out to raise the rent.