If you are having an issue with your Landlord that can't be resolved by simply asking them to fix something/stop harassment, then in most cases, your next step will be filing an application against your Landlord with the Landlord and Tenant Board. (LTB)

But first of all, what kind of applications can you even file as a Tenant?

The eight applications that you will need to choose from are: ƒ 

• Tenant Application for a Rebate – T1 ƒ 

• Application About Tenant Rights – T2 ƒ 

• Tenant Application for a Rent Reduction – T3 ƒ 

• Landlord did not Comply with an Agreement to Increase the Rent Above the Guideline – T4 ƒ 

• Landlord Gave a Notice of Termination in Bad Faith – T5 ƒ 

• Tenant Application About Maintenance – T6 ƒ 

• Application About Whether the Act Applies – A1 ƒ 

• Application About a Sublet or an Assignment – A2 

It should be noted that these forms cost $53.00 to file in person, and $48.00 to file online through the Tribunals Ontario Portal.

About the applications

• T1 

  • You can use this application to have the Landlord and Tenant Board (the LTB) determine whether your landlord collected money from you that they should not have collected or failed to pay you money they owe you.

  •  There are eight reasons for making this application. You can file this application, if your landlord: •

    • • • • • Charged you an illegal rent, which you have paid. 

            • Collected an illegal charge, which you have paid to your landlord, your landlord’s agent or the superintendent.  

            • Did not use the last month’s rent deposit to pay for the last rental period of the tenancy and did not return the deposit to you. 

            • Entered into a tenancy agreement with you but the landlord did not allow you to move into the rental unit and did not return the money you paid as a deposit. 

            • Owes you interest on the last month’s rent deposit. 

            • Gave you one of the following notices to end your tenancy and did not pay you compensation by the termination date on the notice:  an N12 Notice to End your Tenancy Because the Landlord, a Purchaser or Family Member Requires the Rental Unit; or  an N13 Notice to End Your Tenancy Because the Landlord wants to Demolish the Rental Unit, Repair it or Convert it to Another Use. 

            • Sold your personal property and did not pay you the proceeds from the sale. 

            • Did not give you the required notice telling you that there was an Order Prohibiting a Rent Increase affecting your rental unit. You can make this application if you are either a current or former tenant, however only former tenants can apply if the landlord did not give them the proceeds of the sale of their personal property (Reason 7). If you are a prospective tenant, you can only make this application if the landlord has: 

              • • Collected an illegal charge, which you have paid to the landlord, the landlord’s agent or the superintendent (Reason 2). and/or 

                • • Entered into a tenancy agreement with you but the landlord did not allow you to move into the rental unit and did not return the money you paid as a deposit (Reason 4). If the LTB determines that the landlord did any of the above things, the LTB can order the landlord to pay you the money they owe you. 

  • T2

    • You can use this application to apply to have the Landlord and Tenant Board (the LTB) determine whether the landlord, the landlord’s agent or the superintendent:

      • • • • entered your rental unit illegally, 

            • changed the locking system without giving you replacement keys, 

            • seriously interfered with the reasonable enjoyment of the rental unit or the complex by you or a member of your household, 

            • withheld or interfered with vital services, care services, or meals, 

            • harassed, interfered with, obstructed, coerced or threatened you. 

            • You can also use this application to apply to have the LTB determine whether the landlord: 

              • did not give you 72 hours to get your property after the Sheriff evicted you or, the landlord sold, kept or disposed of your property during this 72 hour period. 

              • did not give you a written copy of your tenancy agreement for your care home or, the tenancy agreement did not include information about the care services and meals and/or the charges that you and the landlord agreed to. 

  • T3

    • You can use this application to apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) for an order reducing your rent because the landlord:  

      • • • • reduced or discontinued a service or facility, or  

            • experienced a decrease in municipal taxes and charges. 

            • Note: Current tenants can apply for both of the above reasons in this application. Former tenants can only apply for a rent reduction because the landlord reduced or discontinued a service or facility while they were still a tenant. 

  • T4

    • You can use this application to apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) to have all or part of the rent increase above the guideline returned to you, if you and the landlord:  

      • • • • signed an Agreement to Increase the Rent Above the Guideline (Form N10), and  

            • the landlord failed to comply with all or part of what the agreement required the landlord to do. You must file this application within two years of the date of the rent increase set out in the agreement. 

  • T5

    • You can use this form to apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) to determine if the landlord gave you a Notice of Termination in bad faith. You can apply if you are a former tenant who moved out of a rental unit because the landlord gave you one of the following notices and you believe that the landlord gave the notice in bad faith: 

      • • • • Form N12 Notice to End your Tenancy Because the Landlord, a Purchaser or a Family Member Requires the Rental Unit, 

            • Form N13 Notice to End your Tenancy Because the Landlord Wants to Demolish the Rental Unit, Repair it or Convert it to Another Use You must apply no later than one year after the date you vacated the rental unit if you select Reason 1 to 3 on the application. You can also apply if: 

            • You received a Form N13 notice because the landlord wanted to do repairs or renovations to the rental unit; and 

            • You gave the landlord written notice that you wanted to move back into the unit once the work was done; and 

            • The landlord did not give you the right to move back into the unit after the work was done. 

            • You must apply no later than two years after the date you vacated the rental unit if you select this Reason on the application. 

              • • Note: You can file this application even if you moved out as a result of an LTB order terminating your tenancy and evicting you because the landlord applied to end your tenancy based on a reason in one of these notices. You cannot apply if you are still living in the rental unit. 

  • T6

    • You can use this application to apply to have the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) determine whether your landlord: 

      • • • • has not repaired or maintained the rental unit or the residential complex, or 

            • has not complied with health, safety, housing or maintenance standards. If the problem has been fixed, you must apply within one year of the date the problem was fixed. 

            • You can make this application if you are either a current or former tenant. 

  • A1

    • You can use this application to have the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) determine whether all or part of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 applies to a rental unit or residential complex. 

  • A2

    • If you are either a landlord or a tenant, you can use this application to apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) because of issues related to assigning or subletting the rental unit. 

      • • • • If you are a tenant you can file this application because:  

              • • you want the LTB to determine whether the landlord arbitrarily or unreasonably refused to allow you to assign or sublet the rental unit to another person; or  

                • your subtenant did not move out on the date you agreed to and you want the LTB to:  issue an order ending the tenancy and evicting the subtenant, or;  order the subtenant to pay you compensation for each day they remain in the unit after the date they were supposed to move out. 

                • If you are a landlord you can file this application because: 

                •  you want the LTB to determine that your tenant transferred the tenancy to another person without your consent;  you want the LTB to evict the subtenant because the subtenancy has ended and the subtenant has not moved out; or  

                • you want the LTB to determine that your reasons for refusing consent to the tenant’s request to assign their mobile home or land lease site were reasonable. 

If you have an application to file against your landlord, it is extremely important that all information is correct, and that all forms are filled out correctly.

Please consider seeking hiring a paralegal or lawyer or is knowledgeable in this area; and also consider taking up free legal advice from our local clinics.