Small Ownership Landlords of Ontario started in the early spring of 2020 as a result of the numerous issues small Ontario Landlords were facing with the Landlord Tenant Board of Ontario. There are many landlord groups on Facebook but the majority are focused on the rental industry. A small group of individual mom and pop landlords began noticing the difficulties landlords were facing with an inefficient and backlogged LTB and decided to start a group on Facebook to offer suggestions, ideas and support.

Unlike big corporate landlords, small landlords often get into the housing rental market to supplement their income by renting out space in their own home, or through the purchase of a first home they plan to live in. Once COVID hit and the provincial government placed a moratorium on evictions, small landlords faced extreme financial hardship as tenants stopped paying rent. Even prior to the moratorium on evictions, the Residential Tenancy Act is complicated, hard to understand and follow and the LTB was already being investigated by the Ombudsmen of Ontario due to the increasingly lengthy delays in obtaining a hearing for anything from damages to property, non rent payments, illegal activities in the rental property etc.

Thus SOLO was born. Our presence has grown to over 8,000 members on the vetted Facebook group and Twitter. We are a registered not for profit organization with Corporation Canada and an official lobby group with Ontario Integrity Commissioner.