Glossary
In Housing Law
Members of the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) make decisions about issues that are covered by the Residential Tenancies Act. They’re in charge at LTB hearings. Their role is like that of a judge in a court. An LTB member is sometimes called an adjudicator.
In Housing Law
A mediated agreement is an agreement that a landlord and a tenant make with the help of a Board mediator. It is a way to settle a case without the Board making the decision. A mediated agreement can give the landlord the right to ask the Board for an eviction order later without telling the tenant. It can also take away other rights that landlords and tenants cannot give up in any other way.
In Debt and Consumer Rights, Employment and Work, Housing Law, Human Rights
In mediation, people who do not agree on something meet with someone called a mediator. The mediator tries to help them find a solution that they agree on.
A mediator does not make decisions or force anyone to agree to anything. If people make an agreement after mediation, they either:
- will not need to have a hearing at a court or tribunal, where a judge or adjudicator decides for them, or
- will only need a hearing about the things they still do not agree on.
In Housing Law
A month-to-month tenancy is a rental agreement that does not have a fixed term and where the tenant pays rent each month. It is sometimes called a monthly tenancy. This is the most common kind of periodic tenancy. It automatically renews every month unless the landlord or the tenant takes legal steps to end it.
In Housing Law
A monthly tenancy is a rental agreement that does not have a fixed term and where the tenant pays rent each month. It is sometimes called a month-to-month tenancy. This is the most common kind of periodic tenancy. It automatically renews every month unless the landlord or the tenant takes legal steps to end it.
In Housing Law
Usually refers to a document or form that is used to tell someone of a legal step you are taking. Sometimes it refers to the amount of time between telling them and something happening. For example, a tenant can end their tenancy by giving their landlord a certain number of days’ notice. And they can do this by giving their landlord a form called a Tenant’s Notice to End the Tenancy.
In Housing Law
A Notice of Termination is a form that a landlord or tenant uses when either wants to end their tenancy agreement. There are different types of notices, with different numbers like N4 and N5. The notices that landlords use usually have titles that start with “Notice to End Your Tenancy …”.
In Debt and Consumer Rights, Payday loans, Housing Law
NSF stands for Non-Sufficient Funds. It means that a person did not have enough money in their bank account to cover a payment by cheque or pre-authorized debit (PAD).
When this happens, the bank usually charges extra fees. When it’s a cheque, both the person who wrote the cheque and the person the money was payable to might be charged extra fees by their banks. NSF cheques are sometimes called “bounced” cheques.
When it’s a PAD, only the person who owed the money can be charged an NSF fee.
If your bank charged you an NSF fee, you can ask if they will waive or cancel it.
In Housing Law
The decision of a court or tribunal. Usually an order tells someone they must do something. For example, an order of the Landlord and Tenant Board could say a tenant must move out by a certain date, or it might say that a landlord must repair something or lower the rent.
In Housing Law
Parties are the people or organizations directly involved in a court case, contract, agreement, or other legal matter. For example, a party can be one person, a group of 2 or more people, a corporation, or a government organization like a municipal subsidized housing provider.
In most housing law cases, the landlord and the tenant are parties. The minor children of the tenant are usually not parties. Other examples of parties include former landlords, employees of the landlord, or buyers of the home.