Meeting with the Landlord Tenant Board Executives in 2020
We met with the LTB’s executives on Thursday October 29th, 2020 and presented evidence that 1) the hearing schedule is still slow and not following first in first out 2) we have extreme cases that need attention 3) to educate the LTB on the impact the delays are having on landlords well being
Note that we were very fortunate to have this “high level access” and kept the communication frank and respectful. We will not push an individual agenda, but we will come with suggestions to speed up the process and bring fairness which I am sure the LTB itself will be interested to hear. We will not be going there only to complain but we will offer practical solutions.
Meetings
Sept 24, 2020 MPP Parm Gill Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Housing) – last minute cancellation by MPP Gill for Solo presentation
- October 1, 2020 LTB Management
- November 25, 2020 LTB Management – Karen Restoule, Lyn DiCaire, Mira Gamsa
- December 18, 2020 Solicitor General Sylvia Jones
- February 23, 2021 LTB Stakeholder’s Meeting
- June 16, 2021 Solo Press Conference with Will Davidson, LLP
- August 4, 2021 MMAH Darren Cooney, Mavis Fung, MAG Mariella Orellana, Christina Rankin
- Nov 17, 2021 RHBTV Solo Chair and Kerry Chandler
- January 26, 2022 appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs for Pre-Budget Consultations 2022.,(Dave Smith MPP, Peterborough-Kawartha, Ian Arthur, MPP,Kingbrston and the Islands, Logan Kanapathi, MPP Markham-Thornhill, MPP Mitzie Hunter – Scarborough-Guildwoodwith a direct mention in the Queen\s Park Today Daily Report on January 27, 2022
- Feb 3, 2022 Premiere Doug Ford, Peter Bethlenfalvy, Steve Clark
- Feb 7, 2022 Chief of Staff, MMAH (LB)
- Feb 15, 2022 David Smith, MPP
- Feb 16, 2022, Director of Policy and Political Advisor to AG (NV)
- Feb 16, 2022 Policy Advisor, Ministry of Finance (DK)
- March 2, 2022 FRPO
- March 22, 2022 Todd McCarthy, LLP
- March 24, 2022 AG Doug Downey
- March 24, 2022 Finance Committee Pre-budget report. Solo is mentioned on pg 34 in rental affordability and regulation section
- March 30, 2022 Announcement that the Provincial Gov’t will be investing 19.2 million over the next 3 years to help the OLT and LTB with back logs.
- April 21, 2022 Sean Weir, Head of Tribunals, Harry Gousopoulos, Mira Gamsa and Dawn Sullivan
- November 27th, 2023 – Participate at the first Ontario Housing Forum with Paul Calendra the Ontario Housing minister, Matthew Rae Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing etc…
- February 2nd, 3rd, 2024 – Attended the PC ruling party policy conference and exposed at the highest level the issues affecting Solo landlords. Met premier Doug Ford, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Ontario Paul Calendra, Associate Minister of Housing Nina Tangri and several policy directors bureaucrats etc…
Meeting the MP Housing Minister
A letter was sent to the PM for a virtual meeting to discuss our issues namely asking for financial relief due to the eviction ban and LTB closure. We have been directed to the minister of housing as this is under his jurisdiction for our demands.
SOLO member Ruby is also pursuing to reschedule a meeting with the Housing Minister’s Parliamentary Assistant, MPP Gill after the last minute cancellation earlier this month We will continue to pursue until we get a proper hearing with the political branch to ask for compensation.
Outreach with Law Enforcement
We are in the process of approaching the Law Enforcement across the province to try to get some understanding on the apparent lack of consistency when police are intervening with landlords / tenants issues that fall outside the RTA. A draft letter has been prepared and we will keep you updated.
If anyone has any suggestion or contact within the Law Enforcement outreach we will be more than glad to talk to them. Just send an email to info@solo.ca.
Writing to local MPP’s and the Ombudsmen of Ontario
We encourage our members to write and call their local MPP and the Ombudsmen to advocate for change. The length of time for a hearing is closing in on 9 months and many of the small landlords will experience bankruptcy if evictions are not sped up considerably.