The Ontario government has announced that the annual Rent Increase Guideline, the maximum percentage by which a landlord can increase the rent for residential tenants without approval from the Landlord and Tenant Board, will be 2.2% for 2020. For more…

The Landlord and Tenant Board Form L4: Application to End a Tenancy and Evict a Tenant – Tenant Failed to Meet Conditions of a Settlement or Order has been updated. There is now only one version of the form. Landlords…

Tribunals Ontario is committed to delivering administrative justice in a fair, independent and timely manner. As part of this commitment, Tribunals Ontario ensures openness and transparency in its proceedings, including public access to hearings, decisions and records. Our new policy…

Tribunals Ontario is pleased to announce the reappointment of Jennifer Scott as the Associate Chair of the Child and Family Services Review Board, the Custody Review Board and the Ontario Special Education Tribunals to December 31, 2019. As an accomplished…

Rental units first occupied for residential purposes after November 15, 2018 are now exempt from the rules that limit rent increases to the guideline amount (See section 6.1 of the Residential Tenancies Act). The exemption applies to rental units in…

Due to clerical error, the revised Landlord Tenant Board (LTB) Rules of Procedure released on December 15, 2018 failed to include a rule permitting a landlord to serve a tenant with a notice of entry by posting in on the…

The Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) Practice Advisory Committee has two vacancies among the six members who regularly represent parties before the LTB. The vacancies are for one committee member who primarily represents landlords and one committee member who primarily…