Toronto Renters Forum

Excerpts from the LTB website...


On September 1, 2021, amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act 2006 (RTA) came into effect. You can read more about the amendments here:   September 1 Amendments to the RTA

1 – A landlord may now apply for an order requiring the tenant to pay the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the landlord as a result of conduct by the tenant or someone else visiting or living in the rental unit which substantially interfered with landlord's reasonable enjoyment or lawful right, privilege or interest.

2 – A landlord may now apply for an order requiring the tenant to pay the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the landlord as a result of the tenant not paying utility costs (utilities means heat, electricity and water) that they were required to pay under the terms of the tenancy agreement.

3 – A landlord may now file an application if the tenant moved out of the rental unit on or after September 1, 2021 and the landlord believes the former tenant owes them money for rent, utilities, etc.

4 – Landlords who are filing an L2 Application because the landlord, a purchaser or a family member requires the rental unit, or because they want to demolish the rental unit, repair it or convert it to another use, must now disclose in the application all previous N12 or N13 notices of termination given to any tenant in the last two years. 

5 – A tenant filing a T5 Application – Landlord Gave a Notice of Termination in Bad Faith can now ask the LTB to order a landlord to pay them up to 12 months' rent in compensation.