The Residential Tenancies Act - The RTA sets out the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants who rent residential properties and sets out a process for enforcing them. Landlords and tenants of most residential rental units are covered by most of the rules in the RTA. A rental unit can be an apartment, a house, or a room in a rooming or boarding house. The RTA also applies to care homes, retirement homes, sites in a mobile home park or land lease community. In addition, the RTA sets out the process for resolving non-profit housing co-operative (co-op) eviction disputes. If you are a non-profit housing co-op or a co-op member, visit Non-Profit Co-op Evictions. The RTA does not apply if the tenant must share a kitchen or bathroom with the landlord. Many of the rules about rent do not apply to non-profit housing, public housing, and college and university residences. More information about the RTA can be found in the guide to the Residential Tenancies Act. It is an offence to break certain rules in the RTA. Learn about the Rental housing offences and what you can do if your landlord or tenant has broken any of these rules.