Vital Services - LTB Orders

Cases where landlords have withheld or interfered with vital services such as heat, water, or electricity.

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Dispute Stats

Total Orders

383

Orders since 2024

54

Cases Outcomes

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Landlord Wins
30 orders60%
Tenant Wins
30 orders30%
Agreement
30 orders10%

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Outcomes when tenant attended hearing

Landlord Wins
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Tenant Wins
30 orders30%
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Wang v Hawken

Contested Dispute
Landlord Wins

Guelph tenant evicted for disabling the building's furnace based on paranoid theories.

Tenant Aggravating Factor
Testimony Contested
Section 82 Issues Raised and Permitted
ContentionExtreme

Wang v Yu

Contested Dispute
Landlord Wins

LTB dismisses tenant claims after finding a daily-rate rental for a newcomer is exempt from the RTA.

Testimony Contested
RTA Not Applicable
ContentionModerate

Flynn v Kwak

Contested Dispute
Landlord Wins

LTB confirms $7,500 settlement, ruling that a joint tenant can negotiate on behalf of the tenancy.

Tenant Aggravating Factor
Testimony Contested
ContentionModerate

RIDOUT & KENT BLOCK LIMITED v BROOKS

Contested Dispute
Landlord Wins

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.

Landlord Aggravating Factor
Testimony Contested
Eviction Relief Granted
Section 82 Issues Raised and Permitted
ContentionModerate

Kamdar v Sociable Living Inc.

Contested Dispute
Landlord Wins

LTB rules that short-term, hotel-style accommodations provided by Sociable Living Inc. are exempt from the Residential Tenancies Act.

Testimony Contested
RTA Not Applicable
ContentionHigh

Arsenov v Pauls

Contested Dispute
Landlord Wins
September 11, 2025
Caledonia

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.

Testimony Contested
ContentionHigh

O'Connor v Sentineal

Contested Dispute
Landlord Wins

Tenant's claims of illegal entry and harassment were dismissed after he failed to provide evidence or testify at the LTB.

Tenant Aggravating Factor
Testimony Contested
ContentionModerate

D* Paola v Hackney

Contested Dispute
Landlord Wins

Tenant's claims for harassment and illegal charges dismissed because shared facilities with the landlord removed the case from LTB jurisdiction.

RTA Not Applicable
ContentionModerate

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