Do “out-of-pocket expenses” typically include someone’s time?

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The Residential Tenancies Act (2006) of Ontario states the following:

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.

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.

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?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '23 at 07:19

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Out of pocket expenses are those that are actually paid in cash or cash equivalents

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.

answered May 24 '23 at 07:19

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Do “out-of-pocket expenses” typically include someone’s time?

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Out of pocket expenses are those that are actually paid in cash or cash equivalents