Most people associate the Landlord and Tenant Board with evictions — but the LTB handles tenant applications too. If your landlord is harassing you, failing to make repairs, charging illegal fees, or entering your home without notice, you have real legal options.
This guide breaks down the four main tenant application forms — T1, T2, T6, and T7 — so you know which one applies to your situation and what you can expect.
LTB Forms Aren't Just for Landlords
The Residential Tenancies Act creates obligations on both sides of the landlord-tenant relationship. Landlords must maintain the property, respect tenant privacy, charge only lawful amounts, and not interfere with a tenant's right to quiet enjoyment. When they don't, the LTB has tools to hold them accountable.
Filing fees for all tenant applications are $48 online or $53 by paper — and remedies can include rent abatements, financial compensation, and orders requiring the landlord to act.
T1 — When the Landlord Owes You Money
The T1 Application covers situations where your landlord has charged you money they weren't legally entitled to collect, or failed to pay you money they owed. Common grounds include:
- Illegal rent increase (above the provincial rent increase guideline, without LTB approval)
- Charging an illegal fee (key deposits beyond the allowed amount, application fees, pet deposits)
- Failing to return your last month's rent deposit interest (landlords must pay annual interest on rent deposits)
- Charging rent above the legal maximum for a rent-controlled unit
Deadline: One year from the date the illegal charge was made or the money should have been returned. Don't wait.
Remedies include repayment of the illegal amount, plus interest. If a landlord has systematically overcharged, the amounts can be significant.
T2 — Interference With Enjoyment
The T2 Application is for situations where the landlord (or someone the landlord is responsible for) has interfered with your right to reasonably enjoy your home. Examples include:
- Entering the unit without proper 24-hour written notice
- Harassment or threats
- Withholding or deliberately interfering with a service (heat, electricity, water)
- Threatening eviction without legal grounds to intimidate you
- Substantially interfering with your ability to use the unit
Deadline: One year from the date of each incident (multiple incidents can be grouped in one application).
Remedies include a rent abatement proportional to how your enjoyment was affected, compensation for out-of-pocket losses, and an order requiring the landlord to stop the behaviour. In severe cases, the LTB can allow you to terminate the tenancy on your own terms.
T6 — Maintenance and Repairs
The T6 Application is for maintenance failures — when the landlord has not kept the rental unit or common areas in a good state of repair. Under the Residential Tenancies Act, landlords are required to maintain the property to a standard fit for habitation. Grounds for a T6 include:
- Persistent failure to repair (leaking roof, broken heating, pest infestation)
- Failure to maintain common areas
- Failure to meet municipal property standards
Key step: Before filing a T6, put your repair request in writing (email or text works). Keep a copy. The LTB expects tenants to have notified the landlord of the problem — a documented paper trail significantly strengthens your case.
Remedies include a rent abatement (often 10–25% of monthly rent per month the issue persisted), an order requiring repairs, and in serious cases, compensation for damage to your property.
T7 — Suite Meter Disputes
The T7 Application is more specialized. It applies when a landlord has installed a suite meter to charge you separately for utilities, but hasn't followed the rules for doing so. Under the RTA, landlords must meet specific requirements before they can pass electricity costs through to tenants via suite meters — including giving proper notice and ensuring the meter is properly installed and read.
If your landlord has improperly converted your unit to sub-metering or is charging you for electricity they are not entitled to charge, the T7 is the right form.
Practical Tips Before You File
- Document everything. Dates, times, what was said, what broke, what was promised. A photo of a mouldy bathroom taken the day you reported it is worth more than your memory of it months later.
- Put requests in writing. Even a text message creates a record. "Hey, just following up — the heating has been out for three days, can you let me know when it will be fixed?" is useful evidence.
- Act before the deadline. The one-year clock starts running from each incident. If you're unsure, file now and add more details later.
- Check your dates. The LTB is strict about limitation periods. An application filed one day late for a single-incident claim may be dismissed.
Filing Online
Tenant applications are filed through the Tribunals Ontario Portal at tribunalsontario.ca. The online fee is $48. After filing, you'll receive a Notice of Hearing with your hearing date — typically several weeks to a few months out depending on LTB volumes.
You must also serve your application on the landlord and file a Certificate of Service confirming you did so.