Landlord Tenant Services:

Question: When should a landlord or tenant in Ontario file an application at the Landlord Tenant Board instead of court?

Answer: White Owl Legal can help you determine the proper forum, then prepare the right Landlord Tenant Board forms and support you with negotiations or representation if the matter must proceed at the hearing.   For many residential disputes (like maintenance failures or harassment), the claim generally belongs before the Landlord Tenant Board under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17.   If you file in the wrong place, you may risk dismissal and possibly losing the ability to restart or redo proceedings in the correct forum.   If your issue is connected to a commercial tenancy or other matters outside the Landlord Tenant Board’s jurisdiction, it may need to be pursued in the Superior Court instead.   Call (289) 839-3075 to discuss your situation and confirm where your application should be filed.

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White Owl Legal provides legal services for Landlord and Tenant Board matters involving Frequently Late Rent Payment, Rent Arrears, and much more, as issues common to concerns governed by the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, Chapter 17.  With this said, sometimes when a dispute involves a residential landlord and tenant, certain issues must proceed at the Landlord Tenant Board.  The failure to bring specific issues into the proper forum may cause a dismissal the proceedings.  It is also possible that when a dispute is brought into the wrong forum, the right to a redo or a restart of proceedings in the proper forum is lost.  Accordingly, choosing the proper forum is imperative.  With other cases, such as commercial tenancy disputes, the issues are always beyond the jurisdiction of the Landlord Tenant Board and must be pursued in the Superior Court depending on the legal issues involved.