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Landlord and Tenant Litigation 2024

Live webinar
OR available video recording

Sarah Teal

5 hours

Summary

The course will review common processes of the LTB and statutory requirements under the RTA that must be satisfied to obtain favourable results for clients. We will also cover tips and strategies when offering legal advice to clients with LTB matters. We will review the RTA in detail, LTB Rules of Practice, and binding caselaw a LTB practitioner should never be without. Finally, we will cover practical elements like effectively managing client expectations as this course covers many professionalism points important to consider when managing LTB matters.

Course outline

  • Why the First Steps are the Most Important?
  • What is a “Fatally” Flawed Notice?
  • Common Landlord Process
  • Tenant Process
  • LTB Applications & Notices
  • Common Landlord and Tenant Applications & Notices
  • Common Tenant Applications & Notices
  • Filing with the Board
  • Filing Methods
  • Filing Fees and Filing Joint Applications
  • Serving Documents Lawfully/ Pursuant to the RTA
  • Methods of Lawful Service
  • What is a statutory requirement?
  • Review of the RTA
  • How to find requirement
  • Common Requirements, Mistakes & How to Remedy, if Possible
  • Notice Requirements (s. 43)
  • Lawful Rent Increase
  • Standard Lease Requirement
  • Compensation Requirement for Certain Notices
  • Terminating a Tenancy Lawfully
  • Requirement was not met! What now?
  • Strategies for effectively Managing Client expectations
  • How to manage difficult clients in your LTB practice
  • How to avoid and manage conflicts of interest

CPD credits

For Lawyers and Paralegals

Law Society of Ontario

Your Instructor

Sarah Teal

Paralegal

Lead Paralegal, Sarah Teal Legal Services

Sarah is a dedicated, results-orientated, Licensed Paralegal. She's worked in various environments including as a sole practitioner, at a large firm, and as a Paralegal Diploma college instructor. Sarah formed the Society of Residential Tenancy Advocates ("SORTA"), a professional group of LTB representatives providing mentorship and guidance to liensess looking to expand or improve LTB / RTA knowledge and advocacy skills.

Single course
$150

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This course has an updated version!

This course ran in October 2024. Its CPD approval has expired, and a current version is available.