Rules, Practice Directions and Guidelines
Rules
These are the rules that govern procedures at the LTB – last updated on March 8, 2022.
Landlord and Tenant Board Rules
Practice Directions
Practice directions support the rules and provide guidance about what the tribunal expects of the parties and what the parties can expect of the tribunal. They help parties to understand the rules.
Practice Direction on Representation before the LTB
Practice Direction on Litigation Guardians before Social Justice Tribunals Ontario
Practice Direction on Hearing Formats
Practice Direction on Fee Waiver
Practice Direction on Case Management Hearings
Practice Direction on Evidence updated on March 4, 2024
Practice Direction on Applications Involving Non-Profit Housing Cooperatives
Interpretation Guidelines
Interpretation guidelines explain how the LTB might deal with an issue in an application.
Guideline 1: Adjourning and Rescheduling Hearings
Guideline 2: Payment into the Board
Guideline 3: Costs
Guideline 4: Abandonment of a Rental Unit
Guideline 5: Breach of Maintenance Obligations
Guideline 6: Tenants Rights
Guideline 7: Relief from Eviction - Refusing or Delaying an Eviction
Guideline 8: Review of an Order
Guideline 9: Eviction for an Illegal Act or Business
Guideline 10: Procedural Issues Regarding Eviction Applications
Guideline 11: Rent Arrears updated on September 1, 2021
Guideline 12: Eviction for Personal Use, Demolition, Repairs and Conversion updated on September 1, 2021
Guideline 13: Other Powers of the Board
Guideline 14: Applications for Rent Increases Above the Guideline
Guideline 15: Amending an Order
Guideline 16: Administrative Fines
Guideline 17: Human Rights
Guideline 18: Restricting Public Access to In-Person and Electronic Hearings
Guideline 19: The Landlord's Right of Entry into a Rental Unit
Guideline 21: Landlords, Tenants, Occupants and Residential Tenancies
Guideline 22: COVID-19 Issues
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