In 2001 the Municipal Act in Ontario was completely revamped, becoming the Municipal Act, 2001. As part of those changes, many of the provisions of the Public Utilities Act were repealed and brought within the ambit of the Act.
Little noticed among the changes at that time was the inclusion of a provision in the Municipal Act, 2001 allowing municipalities to add utility arrears incurred by a tenant to the tax bill of the property owner.