The Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) is committed to restoring the LTB’s reputation as a quasi-judicial tribunal, focusing on dispute resolution under the law and ensuring that the LTB’s dispute resolution services are accessible and meet the standards of procedural fairness. Last year, the LTB began meeting regularly with stakeholders and receiving feedback on […]
January 14, 2021 Today, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced a temporary residential evictions moratorium effective January 14, 2021 during the provincial declaration of emergency and while the stay-at-home-order is in force. At this time, the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) will continue to hold hearings for all types of applications and issue […]
Eviction for Failure to Pay Rent Interpretation Guideline 11 This Guideline deals with applications based on a tenant’s failure to pay rent. (See also Guideline 10 on “Procedural Issues regarding Eviction Applications”). Method of Ordering Arrears If the landlord’s application for termination based on arrears of rent is granted, the tenant will be ordered to […]
Newly passed changes to landlord/tenant law will permit ex parte eviction orders, allowing landlords to obtain an eviction order without appearing before the Landlord and Tenant Board. With Bill 184, the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, when a tenant is behind on rent, they can now enter into an enforceable repayment agreement with their landlord without oversight from […]
A Thunder Bay, Ont. woman has filed a complaint with the provincial ombudsman over delays at the Landlord Tenant Board that she said cost her thousands of dollars and caused her to fear for her safety. Louise McKissick said she was stuck for months with a tenant who had stopped paying rent, was violating the […]
GSLA welcomes 2 professional legal speakers to open our 2021 meetings. Landlords come and get educated, you do not want to miss this opportunity. Starting out on January 27, Angie Gravelle, Paralegal, Angie specializes in Landlord Tenant Board. Bring your questions. LTB guidance and answers. The following month, on February 24th, we welcome from Toronto, […]
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help a Sudbury couple cover the cost of repairing their home after their former tenants caused more than $45,000 in damages. The fundraiser was created after news surfaced that first-time landlords Merle and Carla Smith had endured a nightmare scenario after a young couple rented their four-bedroom […]
ATTENTION ALL SUDBURY AND OUT OF TOWN LANDLORDS The Greater Sudbury Landlord Association is a non-profit education to all landlords. Whether you are an in town Sudbury landlord or an out of the town Sudbury landlord, we are asking you to please join our cause. Today our President Ray Goblet and Vice President Sherry Jordan […]
A first-time landlord in Sudbury is confident there won’t be a second time after a hellish experience cost him not just money but his health. “You couldn’t ask me to rent again for all the money in the world,” said Merle Smith on Thursday. “If two camels pulled up on Dec. 24 and it’s Mary […]
Rent might not be cheap in Mississauga, but the city’s condo and apartment units aren’t putting as much of a dent in tenants’ wallets as they were this time last year. In fact, Rentals.ca’s and Bullpen Research & Consulting’s latest National Rent Report says that rental rates are down 13 percent year-over-year in the city. This time last year, the […]
