New Section Suggestion: LT Board and Hearings

[Creepella]

Hearings at the Landlord Tenant Board are very intimidating and tenants get almost no practical advice about LTB procedures and how to handle themselves at a hearing. I'm actually surprised this topic didn't already exist.

I just went through a hearing and it was a very stressful experience, complete with a board Member who was both biased to the landlord and disorganized. Tenants are at a huge disadvantage because the adjudicators are all on a first name basis with landlord representatives. There are only about 20 of these reps, but they dominate proceedings with the full cooperation of their pals the adjudicators. Meanwhile all we get are volunteer legal representatives who are usually students or inexperienced, this includes duty counsel.

I suggest that there should be a section about hearings and Board procedures, like disclosing evidence, preparing for hearings, or other Board rules and procedures. Tenants could share our stories about experiences we had, landlord representatives and their behaviours, etc. as well as answering questions about board hearings.