Last Updated: August 22 2026
How do I choose the right forum for my Ontario landlord and tenant dispute (LTB vs Superior Court)?
If your Ontario rental dispute involves issues like late rent or rent arrears, Askew Paralegal Services can help you identify whether the matter must proceed at the Landlord Tenant Board under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17 or whether it belongs in the Superior Court due to jurisdiction limits, so you do not risk dismissal or losing the chance to restart in the proper forum. Our paralegal can review the facts, explain the correct next steps and forms, help prepare LTB notices and applications, and represent you at hearings or assist with resolution discussions in many landlord and tenant scenarios across Ontario, including Hamilton and the GTA; call (289) 439-4740 to book a free half hour consultation.
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Help For Landlords
Askew Paralegal Services provides legal services for landlords as the owners of residential rental properties as well as for property managers as agent acting for the actual landlord. The services available may include document preparation involving the various Landlord Tenant Board forms, dispute resolution negotiations, representation as advocates at Landlord Tenant Board hearings, among other things. In short, Askew Paralegal Services provides legal help for many of the various dispute issues that may commonly, or uniquely, arise within a landlord and tenant relationship.
Note: Please contact Askew Paralegal Services by phone at: (289) 439-4740 to discuss any specific questions that you may have.
Help For Tenants
To a tenant, your rental dwelling is 'your home'. Of course, 'home' means something unique to everyone and these special feelings are recognized. With this said, Askew Paralegal Services also recognizes that impartial empathy is often necessary to remain focused upon the legal issues and to remain an objective advisor and negotiator. Askew Paralegal Services helps tenants to resolve disputes by first reviewing the facts and issues and then by working to negotiate a resolution with the landlord. If resolution is evasive, Askew Paralegal Services can prepare the required Landlord Tenant Board forms and advocate at Landlord Tenant Board hearings.
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Askew Paralegal Services provides legal services for Landlord and Tenant Board matters involving Troublesome Guests of Tenants, among other things, as issues common to concerns governed by the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, Chapter 17. With this said, sometimes when a dispute involves a residential landlord and tenant, certain issues must proceed at the Landlord Tenant Board. The failure to bring specific issues into the proper forum may cause a dismissal the proceedings. It is also possible that when a dispute is brought into the wrong forum, the right to a redo or a restart of proceedings in the proper forum is lost. Accordingly, choosing the proper forum is imperative. With other cases, such as commercial tenancy disputes, the issues are always beyond the jurisdiction of the Landlord Tenant Board and must be pursued in the Superior Court depending on the legal issues involved.
NOTE: A significant number of online queries featuring “lawyers near me” or “best lawyer in” typically indicate a desire for prompt and proficient legal assistance rather than a particular designation. In Ontario, licensed paralegals operate under the same Law Society that governs lawyers and are permitted to represent clients in specified litigation matters. Core elements of their role include advocacy, legal analysis, and procedural expertise. Askew Paralegal Services provides legal representation within its licensed parameters, focusing on strategic positioning, evidence preparation, and compelling advocacy with the goal of securing effective and advantageous outcomes for clients.
