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Two Ontario landlords owed $70,000 after ‘professional’ tenants stopped paying rent, trashed property
Summary
During the pandemic, there were massive backlogs at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board (OLTB), and wait times for hearings were taking as long as a year.
During the pandemic, the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) was overwhelmed with cases, with the trial time lasting up to a year. Although the backlog has been cleared and most cases can go to court within three to six months, some landlords still say that tenants are using legal loopholes to delay the process and live for free for months or even years.