Nazar Ajeely said delays at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board are causing ‘misery’ for both renters and landlords.
'No fairness in this system': Small landlords seek ways to protect themselves amid Ontario tribunal delays | CBC News LoadedSome small landlords in Ontario say they are increasingly having to take matters into their own hands as delays at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board continue. Tenant advocates warn of a Wild West situation where lawlessness could worsen.
Some small landlords such as Ajeely say they are taking extra measures to protect themselves and other landlords. Since the start of this year, several initiatives have been launched to try to hold tenants more accountable., which allows landlords and tenants to report public orders from the board to flag problem tenants and landlords and a petition on Change.org calling for the return of automatic eviction for non-payment of rent that has more than 39,000 signatures.
Douglas Kwan, a director at the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, said he's worried about a 'Wild West' where no one has faith in the province's Landlord and Tenant Board. Ajeely has also hosted three seminars for other small landlords to educate them on what is happening with the Landlord and Tenant Board.Ajeely's TikTok post received hundreds of comments, but he also received private inbox messages from people offering to help him, sometimes illegally.
According to a report by Ontario's ombudsman released in May 2023, more than 80 per cent of complaints made to the ombudsman between January 2021 and April 2023 came from landlords. After filing with the board and discovering the delays, he joined an organization called Small Ownership Landlords of Ontario , a group of landlords who came together in 2020 when tribunal delays began to worsen.
"I don't agree with anything illegal. But I do think when this is happening, it's just out of total desperation," Costain said. "There's a simple way to fix it that doesn't cost taxpayers a lot of money. Let's open up those centres across the province," Kwan said.
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