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COVID-19: Effect on the Landlord and Tenant Board and Evictions

COVID-19: Effect on the Landlord and Tenant Board and Evictions

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Posted March 31, 2020

On March 19, 2020, in response to COVID-19, Tribunals Ontario advised the public that certain hearings and applications were being suspended, including:

  • All hearings related to eviction applications, unless the matter relates to an urgent issue such as an illegal act or serious impairment of safety; and
  • The issuance of eviction orders, unless the matter relates to an urgent issue such as an illegal act or serious impairment of safety.

Tribunals Ontario makes clear that Hearings related to eviction applications will not be scheduled at this time and that Tribunals Ontario will not issue any new eviction orders until further notice.

This is in line with the earlier order obtained by the Ministry of the Attorney General which suspended the enforcement of residential evictions until ordered otherwise by the Court.

For matters not relating to evictions, Tribunals Ontario advised that hearings will proceed by other, appropriate means (ie. telephone or written hearing) and orders for these matters will continue to be issued.

The March 19, 2020 Notice regarding the Landlord and Tenant Board can be found here.

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Alexander Bissonnette

I am an associate and a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Group and Estate Litigation Group. My practice is exclusively focused on litigation matters, with an emphasis on commercial disputes and estate litigation. I have experience in a variety of disputes and litigation matters, including contract disputes, estate disputes, power of attorney disputes, collection matters (including post-judgment enforcement), franchise disputes, shareholder disputes and oppression matters, property disputes, insurance disputes (including broker negligence claims), procurement disputes, and mortgage enforcement. I also have significant experience working with senior counsel on complex commercial and estate litigation matters. After articling with Mann Lawyers, I was called to the Bar in 2017. Prior to that, I received my law degree in 2016 from the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University. During my time at Queen’s, I was actively involved with Queen’s Legal Aid, assisting students and Kingston residents with a variety of legal matters. Before... Read More

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