Ontario government willing to let Landlord and Tenant Board backlog 'fester,' says watchdog group

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A group that keeps tabs on Ontario’s tribunals is speaking out about a backlog at the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB).

In a new report, Tribunal Watch Ontario says there were 53,000 unresolved cases at the LTB as of March 2023 — impacting at least one million Ontarians. The LTB resolves disputes between landlords and tenants.

The group’s president, Kathy Laird, says the LTB has been failing for years and the situation is getting worse.

“We’re seeing a situation where this backlog has accumulated and it’s affecting an enormous amount of people,” Laird told CBC News.

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“It is extraordinary that the government seems to be willing

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