Chapter 122 – Monday, May 13, 2024 – Hearing Day 4 of ? for Combined T2 Applications – NOTICE OF ADJOURNED HEARING

The shitshow borderline mockery of justice that the LTB process for tenant applications has become continues…

NOTICE OF ADJOURNED HEARING
Under section 174 of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006
The hearing to consider the Tenant’s application was not completed and the hearing was adjourned. Another date has been scheduled to continue the hearing at the time and date set out below. Please refer to the information below and log into the Tribunals Ontario Portal at http://www.tribunalsontario.ca/en/tribunals-ontario-portal/ to access your file.
File Number: LTB-T-071087-22
Parties to the Application:
Applicant (Tenant) Parties
Paul Peter Bosch
Respondent (Landlord) Parties
Agostino Cerino and John Cerino
Concerning Rental Unit Address: 2, 99 East Avenue South, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N2T6
Hearing Type: Adjourned & Seized Matters
Hearing Date: May 13, 2024
Hearing Time: 09:00 AM EST
Hearing Location: Virtual
Join the video hearing by clicking on this link:
https://bit.ly/ZLTBVideo139
If the link does not open, you can also type it into your internet browser.
If you do not have access to the internet, you can join the hearing by phone. Call toll free 855-703-8985 or local 647-374-4685. When you call, you will be asked for a Meeting ID.
Enter the following number: 969-4973-6849#
Hearing Day Instructions:

  1. Join the video hearing 30 minutes before the hearing time noted above to
    confirm your attendance.
  2. Be ready to stay the whole day. There are many other hearings scheduled at
    the same time as your hearing, and your hearing may be later in the day.
    TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
    Before your hearing: To learn more about how to join and what to expect in your video hearing, watch our online Zoom video guides and review the information on our Videoconferencing webpage at http://www.tribunalsontario.ca/en/videoconferencing/ . You should
    also review the Zoom information sheet sent with your Notice of Video Hearing.
    During your hearing: If you have technical issues joining your hearing on Zoom, you can email LTBHearingSupport@ontario.ca, or call 416-212-9064 (toll-free 866-769-7865). Staff will help you join your hearing. When you call for support, you will be asked to leave a voice message explaining the issue you are experiencing and provide your contact phone number. Staff will call you back promptly.
    The support line will be monitored between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Thursday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday.
    It is important for you to join this hearing on time. If you are late, or do not attend, the hearing may take place without you.
    The best way to communicate with the LTB is by email at ltb@ontario.ca. Be sure to check your email account, including your “Junk Email” folder, regularly. You can view the documents, evidence and submissions for this file on the Tribunals Ontario Portal at http://www.tribunalsontario.ca/en/tribunals-ontario-portal/
    If you are the Applicant and you would like to try to resolve this matter faster, you can invite the Respondent to the Tribunals Ontario Portal to participate in online negotiation and get the assistance of a Dispute Resolution Officer for mediation. You can use the portal to check the details and/or add any extra evidence that may help resolve the situation and reach an agreement.
    WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND THE HEARING:
    If you cannot attend the hearing, you should give someone written permission to represent
    you and to participate on your behalf. Be sure to inform the LTB by email in advance.
    If you are the Tenant and you do not attend the hearing or send a representative, your
    application may be dismissed without any further notice.
    If you are the Landlord and you do not attend the hearing or send a representative, the
    LTB may hold the hearing without you and make a decision based on only the Tenant’s
    evidence.
    WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU HAVE EVIDENCE TO PRESENT:
  3. All parties must give each other a complete copy of all the evidence they want to use
    during the hearing as soon as possible but at least 7 days before the hearing.
  4. All parties must also upload their evidence to the Tribunals Ontario Portal at
    http://www.tribunalsontario.ca/en/tribunals-ontario-portal/ at least 7 days before the hearing.
    To upload your evidence, log into Tribunals Ontario Portal, choose the file number and
    select ‘Documents, Evidence & Requests’. From this page, click ‘+ Add file documents’
    then select ‘Evidence and Submissions’ from the dropdown menu.
  5. If you are unable to access Tribunals Ontario Portal, you can email your evidence to the
    LTB. Send the email at least 7 days before the hearing to ltb.evidence@ontario.ca.
    Emails CANNOT exceed 35 MBs in size. In the subject line of your email include: the
    word “EVIDENCE”; your FILE Number; and hearing date.
  6. If after you receive the other party’s evidence you decide that you want to submit more
    evidence in response, you must provide a copy of your reply evidence to the other party
    and to the LTB. Do this as soon as possible, but at least 5 days before the hearing. You
    can upload your reply evidence to the Tribunals Ontario Portal or email it to the LTB.
  7. If you do not provide the other party and the LTB with a copy of your evidence at least 7
    days before the hearing (or 5 days for reply evidence) you may not be allowed to use
    that evidence during the hearing.
    REPRESENTATIVES or LEGAL ASSISTANCE:
    If you are a tenant and need legal advice, contact your local community legal clinic. To find a
    legal clinic in your area, contact Legal Aid Ontario at 1-800-668- 8258. Please seek legal
    advice before your hearing.
    Tenant Duty Counsel has created an online registration system to request legal assistance if
    you have a scheduled hearing. You can access it at http://www.tdc.acto.ca. Tenant Duty Counsel
    is a service provided by Legal Aid Ontario and is not affiliated with the LTB.
    If you are a small-scale landlord, you may be able to get assistance from the Landlord’s SelfHelp Centre. Call 416-504-5190/1-800-730-3218 or visit http://www.landlordselfhelp.com/. The
    Landlord’s Self-Help Centre is funded by Legal Aid Ontario and is not affiliated with the LTB.
    You may be represented by a lawyer or paralegal licensed by the Law Society of Ontario or
    by an unlicensed person where permitted by the Law Society Act and its regulations and bylaws. For more information refer to the Practice Direction on Representation on the LTB
    website at http://www.tribunalsontario.ca/ltb/rules-practice-directions-guidelines/.
    IF YOU BELIEVE THAT A VIDEO HEARING WILL CAUSE YOU SIGNIFICANT
    PREJUDICE:
    You may email and/or contact the LTB in writing and explain why you believe that having
    the hearing by video will cause you significant prejudice. You must send your written
    explanation to the LTB within 7 days of receiving this notice of hearing.
    If the LTB finds that having the hearing by video will cause you significant prejudice, the
    LTB may change the hearing format. If you do not receive a notice informing you that the
    hearing has been rescheduled to a different format, the video hearing will take place at the
    date and time noted in this notice.
    Be sure to include your file number on any correspondence with the LTB.
    FOR MORE INFORMATION:
    If you have any questions about the application or the hearing, you may:
  • visit Navigate Tribunals Ontario website at http://www.navigatetribunalsontario.ca
  • visit the LTB website at http://www.tribunalsontario.ca
  • call the LTB contact centre at: 416-645-8080 or toll free at 1-888-332-3234
  • email the LTB at: ltb@ontario.ca
    Be sure to include your file number on any correspondence to the LTB Office:
    Landlord and Tenant Board
    15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor
    Toronto, Ontario M7A 2G6
    Ce document est disponible en français. Pour obtenir la version française, et obtenir une
    audience en français, veuillez soumettre la demande de service en français dûment
    complétée (www.tribunalsontario.ca/cli/formulaires/), ou communiquer avec nous au 416-
    645-8080 ou sans frais au 1-888-332-3234

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