ontario language fair-housing-acts
Do “out-of-pocket expenses” typically include someone’s time?
<p>The Residential Tenancies Act (2006) of Ontario states the following:</p>
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<p>A landlord may charge a tenant only for the landlord’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in giving consent to an assignment to a potential assignee.</p>
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<p>My landlord is charging $150 claiming that this is for “their time.” They were only involved in giving consent to the assignment, not finding the assignee.</p>
<p>What is considered an out-of-pocket expense? I can’t find a definition to that effect in the Act itself. Does the landlord’s time count?</p>

<h2><a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/outofpocket.asp#:%7E:text=What%20Does%20Out%2Dof%2DPocket,outlay%20reaches%20the%20insurance%20deductible." rel="nofollow noreferrer">Out of pocket expenses</a> are those that are actually paid in cash or cash equivalents</h2>
<p>If your landlord pays an external lawyer or real estate agent for their time, that is an out of pocket expense. Their own time is not.</p>
