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Updates and notes on Ontario landlord and tenant issues.
How to litigate 3 times at the LTB in order to save 35 dollars and 18 cents.
Dear friends, This story could be titled: how to litigate 3 times at the LTB in order to save 35 dollars and 18 cents. A couple of months ago, I showed you an LTB decision where the tenant first rented a room, then the w...
Read postNo Further Payments” — One Clause, Two Hearings
Dear friends, Let me share an interesting and instructive case. A tenant was inconsistent with payments and refused to pay for water. We filed an application seeking payment of the water arrears. There are two key points...
Read postEvicting the Same Tenant Twice: When “Voiding” an N4 Backfires
At some point, every LTB paralegal ends up evicting the same tenant twice. For me, that didn’t take long. The tenant we evicted in June 2025 found a new place, paid first and last, and moved in. With the new landlord, th...
Read postProperty Managers and Hidden Tenancy Risk: A Recent Divisional Court Decision
Dear friends, I want to share a very recent case from the Divisional Court that I found interesting and useful for landlords, especially large landlords who use property managers. The facts of this case are simple. A ten...
Read postUnderstanding Tenant Rights and Responsibilities in Delayed Rent Payment Cases
Dear friends, I want to share with you a very recent case from the Divisional Court — the court that hears appeals from the LTB. Briefly, the situation was as follows. The tenant paid rent with delays, often not in one p...
Read postBill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025
Dear friends, Our government has introduced yet another bill — Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 — put forward by Ontario’s ruling Progressive Conservative Party. I’ll focus only on the proposed cha...
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