Self-Represent at a LTB Hearing

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this public lecture participants should be better equipped to:

• Understand the process of a Landlord and Tenant Board hearing
• Understand the basic rules of procedure for how to conduct a hearing
• Understand the types of documents and supporting evidence you will need to be successful
• Understand the basics of how to apply a legal argument to your particular case
• Understand how to ask for a remedy, and how to research what remedies may be available for your unique situation

Modules

• Pre-Hearing Preparation(s)
• The Opening Statement
• The Applicant’s Case
• The Respondent’s Case
• Giving Evidence
• Using Witnesses
• Cross-Examination(s)
• Closing Submissions

Pre-Hearing Preparation(s)

Gather evidence Send evidence to the other party

The Opening Statement

Allows you to frame to the matters at hand and direct the LTB to keep their mind open for those issues

The Applicant's Case

The side that filed the application gets to go first

The Respondent's Case

After the Applicant gets to go first, then Respondent gets to go

Using Witnesses

The side that brings the witness can only ask specific questions, this is called direct examination or examination-in-chief. The questions have to be open ended to allow the witness to tell the story.

Cross-Examination(s)

Can ask leading questions that suggest the answer to the witness.

Closing Submissions

Recap what you told the Board and what you want the Board to do about it.