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Rights in LTB

Can a landlord ask for a deposit for keys?
Yes, but only if:

the deposit is refundable, and
the amount of the deposit is not more than the expected cost of replacing the key(s) if they are not returned to the landlord.
The landlord must give the deposit back when the tenant turns in their key(s) at the end of their tenancy.

Rights in LTB

Pets and Smoking
Can a landlord refuse to rent to a person who has a pet?
Yes. A landlord can refuse to rent to a person who has a pet. A service animal is not considered a pet.

Can a landlord evict a tenant for having a pet?
A tenancy agreement cannot forbid a tenant from having a pet. And once there is a tenancy agreement, a landlord cannot evict the tenant simply for having a pet. This is true even if they agreed that the tenant would not have a pet.

However, there are some cases when the landlord can apply to the LTB to evict a tenant who has a pet. These are some common examples:

the pet is making too much noise, damaging the unit or causing other tenants to have allergic reactions;
the breed or species is inherently dangerous (e.g. a tenant's pit bull could be considered "inherently dangerous" even if it hasn't bitten anyone);
the rules of the condominium corporation does not allow pets like the one tenant has.