The Landlord and Tenant Board (French: Commission de la location immobilière) is an adjudicative tribunal operating in the province of Ontario that provides dispute resolution of landlord and tenant matters under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
The Statutory Powers Procedure Act provides a general framework for the conduct of hearings before Ontario's administrative tribunals including the LTB.
Tenants can dispute evictions, apply for rent reductions or rebates due to a landlord's failure to meet maintenance obligations, apply for work orders or other orders, or grieve other violations of the Residential Tenancies Act.
[2][3] 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.
[7] 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.
[8] 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 the RTA as well as information about LTB’s practices and procedure.