Vital Services - LTB Orders
Cases where landlords have withheld or interfered with vital services such as heat, water, or electricity.
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Total Orders
383
Orders since 2024
54
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Wang v Hawken
Guelph tenant evicted for disabling the building's furnace based on paranoid theories.
Wang v Yu
LTB dismisses tenant claims after finding a daily-rate rental for a newcomer is exempt from the RTA.
Flynn v Kwak
LTB confirms $7,500 settlement, ruling that a joint tenant can negotiate on behalf of the tenancy.
RIDOUT & KENT BLOCK LIMITED v BROOKS
A legally blind tenant in London, ON, was granted a postponement of her eviction to secure disability benefits, while receiving a rent abatement for heat withholding.
Kamdar v Sociable Living Inc.
LTB rules that short-term, hotel-style accommodations provided by Sociable Living Inc. are exempt from the Residential Tenancies Act.
Arsenov v Pauls
Tenants' claims for withheld gas and maintenance were dismissed because they failed to prove they notified the landlord or were not responsible for the utility shut-off.
O'Connor v Sentineal
Tenant's claims of illegal entry and harassment were dismissed after he failed to provide evidence or testify at the LTB.
D* Paola v Hackney
Tenant's claims for harassment and illegal charges dismissed because shared facilities with the landlord removed the case from LTB jurisdiction.
Kamdar v Sociable Living Inc.
LTB rules that short-term, hotel-style accommodations provided by Sociable Living Inc. are exempt from the Residential Tenancies Act.
Arsenov v Pauls
Tenants' claims for withheld gas and maintenance were dismissed because they failed to prove they notified the landlord or were not responsible for the utility shut-off.
O'Connor v Sentineal
Tenant's claims of illegal entry and harassment were dismissed after he failed to provide evidence or testify at the LTB.
D* Paola v Hackney
Tenant's claims for harassment and illegal charges dismissed because shared facilities with the landlord removed the case from LTB jurisdiction.
Kamdar v Sociable Living Inc.
LTB rules that short-term, hotel-style accommodations provided by Sociable Living Inc. are exempt from the Residential Tenancies Act.
Arsenov v Pauls
Tenants' claims for withheld gas and maintenance were dismissed because they failed to prove they notified the landlord or were not responsible for the utility shut-off.
O'Connor v Sentineal
Tenant's claims of illegal entry and harassment were dismissed after he failed to provide evidence or testify at the LTB.
D* Paola v Hackney
Tenant's claims for harassment and illegal charges dismissed because shared facilities with the landlord removed the case from LTB jurisdiction.
Wang v Hawken
Guelph tenant evicted for disabling the building's furnace based on paranoid theories.
Wang v Yu
LTB dismisses tenant claims after finding a daily-rate rental for a newcomer is exempt from the RTA.
Kamdar v Sociable Living Inc.
LTB rules that short-term, hotel-style accommodations provided by Sociable Living Inc. are exempt from the Residential Tenancies Act.
Arsenov v Pauls
Tenants' claims for withheld gas and maintenance were dismissed because they failed to prove they notified the landlord or were not responsible for the utility shut-off.
O'Connor v Sentineal
Tenant's claims of illegal entry and harassment were dismissed after he failed to provide evidence or testify at the LTB.
D* Paola v Hackney
Tenant's claims for harassment and illegal charges dismissed because shared facilities with the landlord removed the case from LTB jurisdiction.
Wang v Hawken
Guelph tenant evicted for disabling the building's furnace based on paranoid theories.
Wang v Yu
LTB dismisses tenant claims after finding a daily-rate rental for a newcomer is exempt from the RTA.
Flynn v Kwak
LTB confirms $7,500 settlement, ruling that a joint tenant can negotiate on behalf of the tenancy.
RIDOUT & KENT BLOCK LIMITED v BROOKS
A legally blind tenant in London, ON, was granted a postponement of her eviction to secure disability benefits, while receiving a rent abatement for heat withholding.
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