PART III SPECIFIC MUNICIPAL POWERS
99.1
99.1 (1) Subject to the regulations, if any, a local municipality may prohibit and regulate the demolition of residential rental properties and may prohibit and regulate the conversion of residential rental properties to a purpose other than the purpose of a residential rental property.  2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 40; 2023, c. 10, Sched. 5, s. 1 (1). Same (2) The power to pass a by-law respecting a matter described in subsection (1) includes the power, (a)  to prohibit the demolition of residential rental properties without a permit; (b)  to prohibit the conversion of residential rental properties to a purpose other than the purpose of a residential rental property without a permit; and (c)  to impose conditions as a requirement of obtaining a permit.  2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 40. Agreements (2.1) If a condition referred to in clause (2) (c) requires an owner of land to which a by-law passed under this section applies
to enter into an agreement with the municipality, the municipality may, (a)  register the agreement against the title to the land to which it applies; and (b)  enforce the agreement against the owner and any subsequent owners of the land. 2017, c. 10, Sched. 1, s. 7. Restriction (3) The municipality cannot prohibit or regulate the demolition or conversion of a residential rental property that contains less than six dwelling units.  2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 40. Effect of building code, etc. (4) Despite section 35 of the Building Code Act, 1992, in the event that the Building Code Act, 1992 or a regulation made under that Act and a by-law prohibiting or regulating the demolition or conversion of a residential rental property treat the same subject-matter in different ways, that Act or the regulation under that Act prevails and the by-law is inoperative to the extent that the Act or regulation and the by-law treat the same subject-matter.  2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 40. Same (5) If a permit to demolish a residential rental property is issued under this section, no permit is required under section 8 of the Building Code Act, 1992 to demolish the property.  2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 40. Report (6) The municipality shall report statistics and other information concerning the demolition and conversion of residential rental properties to the Minister and shall do so at the times and in the form and manner specified by the Minister.  2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 40. Regulations (7) The Minister may make regulations, (a)  governing the powers of a local municipality under this section, including regulations, (i)  imposing restrictions, limits and conditions on the powers of local municipalities to prohibit and regulate the demolition and conversion of residential rental properties, (ii)  prescribing requirements to be contained in by-laws made under this section, (iii)  prescribing conditions that local municipalities must include as a requirement for obtaining a permit, and (iv)  prescribing requirements that the local municipality must impose on owners of land to which a by-law passed under this section applies; (b)  authorizing local municipalities that pass a by-law under this section to require an owner of land to which a by-law passed under this section applies to make payments and to provide compensation; (c)  for the purposes of clause (b), prescribing the amounts to be paid, the compensation to be provided, the persons to whom payments and compensation shall be made and the circumstances in which payments and compensation shall be made, and otherwise governing the payments and compensation; (d)  prescribing steps local municipalities must take or conditions that must be met before passing a by-law under this section and governing any transitional matters with respect to the implementation of such conditions; (e)  defining, for the purposes of this section and any regulations under this section, any word or expression not defined in subsection 1 (1) of this Act. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 5, s. 1 (2). Conflict (8) If there is a conflict between a regulation made under this section and a provision of this Act, other than this section, or of any other Act or regulation, the regulation made under this section prevails. 2023, c. 10, Sched. 5, s. 1 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 32, Sched. A, s. 40 - 01/01/2007 2017, c. 10, Sched. 1, s. 7 - 30/05/2017 2022, c. 21, Sched. 4, s. 1 - 28/11/2022 2023, c. 10, Sched. 5, s. 1 (1, 2) - 08/06/2023 Parking, Except on Highways