2. Make an agreement with your landlord

If you have an eviction hearing, you can try to make a settlement agreement with the landlord to stop the eviction before the hearing.

For example, if you owe rent but cannot pay it before the hearing, you can make a settlement agreement with a payment plan that gives you more time. To make the agreement, you must use an LTB Payment Agreement form. And you should the form with the LTB as soon as possible before the hearing.

Or if your eviction hearing is about damage you made to the rental unit, you can make an agreement with your landlord that you will pay for repairs to avoid eviction.

Make sure the agreement:

says exactly what you agreed to, and
does not include something you think is unfair or that you will not be able to do.

Before you sign any written agreement, try to get legal advice. If you sign an agreement and then do not follow it, your landlord might be able to apply for an eviction order without giving any notice and without a hearing.

If you sign an agreement, make sure you get a copy of it.

And be sure to bring a copy of the agreement to the hearing and speak to the about it.

Advance Resolution Request

If you reach an agreement with your landlord, your landlord can file an Advance Resolution Request form to ask that the case be settled without a hearing.

Then there are two things that the LTB can do:

The LTB might make an that reflects what you and your landlord agreed to. If you get an order, you may not need to go to a hearing.
The LTB might schedule a hearing. At the hearing, you and your landlord can ask the to make an order that reflects what you agreed to.