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12-1302: LTB may refer to: Landlord and Tenant Board , an Ontario tribunal for settling disputes between landlords and residential tenants Latent tuberculosis , medical condition Lateral-torsional buckling , mode of mechanical deformation Leader Training Brigade , part of the US Army's basic training organization Ligerz-Tessenberg-Bahn , a funicular in Switzerland London Tourist Board , responsible for promotion of tourism in London London Trained Bands , organized militia in London from 1559 to 1794 London Transport Board , responsible for public transport in London from 1963 to 1969 LTB dusts , solution to Einstein's field equations Lymphotoxin beta , human protein IATA code for Latrobe Airport, Tasmania , Australia. (Not to be confused with Latrobe Regional Airport (IATA: TGN) in Victoria, Australia.) Topics referred to by

24-629: A landlord's failure to meet maintenance obligations , apply for work orders or other orders, or grieve other violations of the Residential Tenancies Act . In Ontario, a landlord cannot evict a tenant without a hearing before the board. Ontario-based newspapers have published stories about landlords being months in arrears for rent with no options available to reduce their losses while they wait for hearings. Continued delays in processing evictions has resulted in some landlords nearing bankruptcy and becoming homeless. In Ontario,

36-476: A person may be represented by an individual licensed by the Law Society of Ontario such as a lawyer or a paralegal. There are other exemptions for unpaid representatives such as direct employees of the landlord or in the case of a tenant a friend or family member. It is the obligation of the individual claiming the representation exemption to provide proof to the board of their legal authorization to represent

48-600: A person or company in front of the board. Prior to a board hearing tenants are offered the opportunity to speak to tenant duty counsel which is usually provided by a community legal aid clinic funded through Legal Aid Ontario. According to the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (RTA), the LTB has the jurisdiction to resolve all matters between landlords and tenants, to mediate or adjudicate eviction applications from non-profit housing co-operatives, and provide information to landlords, tenants about their rights and responsibilities under

60-434: A year. Guideline increase 120. (1) No landlord may increase the rent charged to a tenant, or to an assignee under section 95, during the term of their tenancy by more than the guideline, except in accordance with section 126 or 127 or an agreement under section 121 or 123. 2006, c. 17, s. 120 (1). Guideline (2) The Minister shall determine the guideline in effect for each calendar year as follows: Section 38 states

72-400: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Landlord and Tenant Board Either landlords or tenants may file an application to the board. The parties can choose to first attempt to resolve the matter through mediation . If the mediation is unsuccessful or if the parties choose not to attempt mediation, then an adjudication hearing

84-454: Is held in which a board member hears evidence from both parties before issuing an order . The Statutory Powers Procedure Act provides a general framework for the conduct of hearings before Ontario's administrative tribunals including the LTB. A landlord may apply to the board to increase a unit's rent above the province's rent control guidelines or to evict a tenant. Tenants can dispute evictions , apply for rent reductions or rebates due to

96-552: The Tenant Protection Act , 1997. Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) is governed by the act. The Residential Tenancies Act 2006 contains chapters on the meaning of a tenancy, the duties of landlords and tenants, "security of tenure" and the list of legitimate reasons that a landlord can evict a tenant, and a system of rent regulation . Section 120 contains the key provision on rent regulation, which says that rents cannot increase by more than 2.5 per cent in

108-497: The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31. Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (RTA 2006) is the law in the province of Ontario , Canada , that governs landlord and tenant relations in residential rental accommodations. The Act received royal assent on June 22, 2006, and was proclaimed into law on January 31, 2007. The Act repealed and replaced

120-600: The Landlord and Tenant Board is governed by the Tribunal Adjudicative Records Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 60, and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31. According to Toronto Star v. AG Ontario, 2018 ONSC 2586 (CanLII) decisions of the Ontario landlord and Tenant Board are not subject to the privacy considerations as personal information under

132-651: The RTA as well as information about LTB’s practices and procedure. Under the RTA, a tenant must be in possession of a rental unit prior to filing an application with the board. If a landlord would like to make a claim against a tenant after a tenant has vacated the rental unit, the landlord must file an L10 with the LTB. Some LTB decisions are published by CanLII. As of 2021, there were 19,621 decisions posted to CanLII. The LTB processes around 80,000 applications per year. A majority of those applications are non-payment of rent applications. Access to Adjudicative Records at

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144-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title LTB . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LTB&oldid=1188878683 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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