Resources
L1/L9 Information Update form
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The pdf below may be all you require to assist you in completing this form, due on the LTB portal and properly served to your tenant(s) at least 5 days prior to an L1/L9 hearing. A sample completed form and schedule (ledger) are available for purchase for $14.99 plus HST. The form and a schedule can also be completed for you. Please request purchase of the Sample Form and Schedule or ask for a quote to complete the Update for you by emailing inquire@paralegalonbroadview.com
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LTB Hearings
Online live sessions are open to observers. This is a valuable resource for tenants and landlords contemplating self-representation. Click on the Events tab at the top of this screen for links to daily hearings.
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Sheriff (Court Enforcement Office)
https://www.ontario.ca/locations/courts
After opening this link, scroll down and you will see a list of court locations by city, across Ontario. Check to see they have an Enforcement counter. In Toronto, the Enforcement Office is located at 393 University Ave., 6th flr. 416-327-5600. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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SOLO (Small Ownership Landlords of Ontario)
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Over 8,000 independent landlord members sharing information and advocating for improvement in Ontario's residential legislation and housing tribunal. Their Facebook group is very active with many informed posts.
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Openroom
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Make more informed rental choices after running a prospective tenant or landlord's name(s) against a database of over 45,000 public LTB decisions. You can also pay a fee of $88 and have your delinquent tenant's arrears as per order of the LTB reported to Equifax.
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Front Lobby
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If you have the permission of a prospective tenant applicant to conduct your own credit check of them, you can obtain an Equifax credit report on your applicant via registering with Front Lobby and paying a fee of $18.99 for running one report. You will need the applicant's full name, birthdate and current address in Canada or the U.S.). Also, on-time, late and no rent payments can be reported to the Credit Bureaus. ​​
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​Ontario Residential Tenancy Agreement (Standard Form of Lease)
Suggested Lease Appendices: For more than 21 years, Harry Fine has been a paralegal, former adjudicator of the Landlord Tenant Board and an educator. His forms and videos are relied on by many landlords. Aside from the Ontario Standard Lease (which you are required to use and is a mere skeleton), you should be supplementing it with many legal clauses written by someone who knows this area of the law. Use of these tools can help elevate your chance of success at the Landlord Tenant Board and avoid trouble that may bring you there.
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Do you know what you should ask, and legally can ask, on a rental application?
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Do you know how a guarantor form should read?
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Do you have an appendix to the Ontario Standard Lease that references, for example, your position on additional large appliances or plumbing fixtures brought into the unit by a tenant, such as laundry machines, bidets, etc.?
​These forms and more can be purchased at: https://landlordtraining.ca/home/forms-for-landlords/
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TENANTS:
Legal Aid Ontario
https://www.legalaid.on.ca/legal-clinics-list/
Funds 79 legal clinics that provide free services for people with low income. Clinics provide legal help for problems relating to basic needs: income, housing, and human rights. Services include representation in courts and tribunals, legal advice, law reform activities, and referrals to other sources of assistance in your community. ​
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JusticeNet
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A not-for-profit service helping people in need of legal expertise, whose income is too high to access legal aid and too low to afford standard legal fees.
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Rental Housing Enforcement Unit (RHEU)
https://www.ontario.ca/page/solve-disagreement-your-landlord-or-tenant
416-585-7214 or Toll-free: 1-888-772-9277
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Investigates offences under the RTA where no municipal office has jurisdiction. Response time can be quicker than an application to the LTB.
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Ontario Rent Banks
https://www.acto.ca/for-tenants/heres-what-to-do-if-youre-short-on-rent-this-month/
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Provides grants and loans to eligible persons who are behind in paying rent or who are having difficulty making an initial rent payment on a new rental unit. Residents in receipt of social assistance should contact their Ontario Works (OW) or Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) office as they may qualify for the Housing Stabilization Fund.