Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board Resumes Eviction Orders
The Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) is gradually resuming services in August. Effective August 1, 2020, the LTB will:
Begin to issue eviction orders that are pending;
Start to issue consent eviction orders which are based on landlord and tenants settling their dispute through an agreement;
Continue to hear urgent eviction matters related to health and safety that are scheduled;
Start to schedule hearings for non-urgent evictions; and Conduct non-urgent eviction hearings starting in mid-August and into the fall.
For more information, please go to Tribunals Ontario.
For tenants concerned about the possibility of eviction, Steps for Justice has a guide for renters explaining COVID-19 and housing law.