4. Give your application to the LTB

When your Form T2: Application about Tenant Rights and Request to Shorten Time form are completed, you have to them with the (LTB).

There is a filing fee of $53 for Form T2. If you e-file, the fee is $48. But if you're on social assistance or other low income, you can ask the LTB not to charge you the fee. To do this, you have to complete a Fee Waiver Request form. You can ask the LTB to send you this form, or you can download it from the LTB's website.

There are different ways to file your :

Online: You can use the Tribunals Ontario Portal. To pay the fee, you will need to give the LTB your credit card or debit card information. Make sure you see the confirmation on your screen that the LTB has received your application.

Read more about the Portal at How to use the Tribunal Ontario Portal.

In person: You can file your application at some ServiceOntario Centres. You can pay the filing fee by cash, credit card, debit card, certified cheque or money . Certified cheques and money orders must be made payable to the Minister of Finance. The LTB will not accept an ordinary, uncertified cheque.

By mail or courier: You can file your application by mail or courier. Include the complete application package.

Prepare for your hearing

The LTB usually sends the Notice of Hearing and a copy of your application to your landlord. The LTB will tell you if you must deliver it yourself.

Remember to send copies of any you want to use to your landlord and the LTB at least 7 days before your hearing.

You should start preparing for the hearing as soon as possible. It's important to be fully prepared for your hearing. You only get one chance to tell your side of the story. If you are not prepared or you did not bring important evidence, the LTB usually will not let you come back another day.