Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board
Frank Ebner
MemberLandlord and Tenant BoardOntarioBeta
Rulings, compared with the board
Too few orders to compareFewer than 20 contested orders have been processed for this member, which is too few to compare with the board.
Dismissals, compared with the board
Too few dismissals to compareFewer than 5 such dismissals have been processed for one or both sides, which is too few to compare them.
Orders
- Decision against tenantApril 1, 2026
- Property damage
- Utility costs
The landlord's application for compensation was granted after the tenant vacated the rental unit. The tenant was ordered to pay for property damage from unauthorized alterations, unpaid utilities, and the application filing fee.
- Damages · $18,726 · to the landlord
- Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord
- Unpaid water and solid waste utility costs · $1,003 · to the landlord
- Decision against tenantTenant's application dismissed · not provedMarch 30, 2026
- Personal use eviction
- Bad faith eviction
The tribunal dismissed the tenant's application alleging a bad faith eviction. The landlord successfully rebutted the presumption of bad faith by establishing that she occupied the unit for personal residential use for approximately one year.
- The tenant's T5 application alleging bad faith eviction is dismissed. · to the landlord
- Decision against tenantMarch 27, 2026
- Property damage
The landlord applied for compensation for property damage against the former tenants. The tribunal found the former tenants liable for damage to doors and a refrigerator, ordering them to pay $1,947.64 including the filing fee.
- Damages · $1,762 · to the landlord
- Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord
- Decision against tenantTenant's application dismissed · not provedMarch 19, 2026
- Illegal entry
- Harassment
- Substantial interference
The tribunal dismissed the tenant's application alleging illegal entry, substantial interference, and harassment by the landlord.
- The tenant's T2 application is dismissed because the allegations were not proven on a balance of probabilities. · to the landlord
- Decision against tenantMarch 17, 2026
- Non-payment of rent
- Property damage
- Utility costs
The tribunal terminated the tenancy effective February 28, 2026, as the tenant had vacated the unit, and ordered the tenant to pay $25,500.00 in rent arrears and $718.10 for unpaid utility costs. The landlords' claim for property damage compensation was denied.
- Arrears · $25,500 · to the landlord
- Unpaid utility costs (water and gas) · $718 · to the landlord
LTB-L-095743-25 · L1;L2Landlord and Tenant BoardSign in to view Landlord, Sign in to view LandlordRead the order (PDF) - Decision against landlordEviction refused · the landlord did not meet the Act's requirementsJanuary 9, 2026
- Renovation and demolition
- Maintenance issues
- Substantial interference
The landlord's application to terminate the tenancy was dismissed because the N5 notice was defective. The notice improperly required the tenant to temporarily vacate the unit to void the termination.
- The Landlord's application to terminate the tenancy and evict the Tenant is dismissed due to a defective N5 notice.
- Decision against tenantJanuary 8, 2026
- Non-payment of rent
The landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the tenant due to rent arrears. The tribunal ordered the tenancy terminated, granted an eviction order that the tenant can void by paying the outstanding amounts, and ordered the tenant to pay rent arrears, filing fee reimbursement, and daily compensation.
- Arrears · $27,421 · to the landlord
- Filing fee · $186 · to the landlord
- Daily compensation for use and occupation of the unit starting December 17, 2025 until the tenant vacates · $72 · to the landlord
- No finding against either partyJanuary 7, 2026
- Property damage
- Safety concerns
The landlord applied to terminate the tenancy and evict the tenant due to impaired safety and property damage. The parties resolved the application on consent, agreeing to end the tenancy on January 31, 2026.
- The Landlord waives payment from the Tenant for the application filing fee
- The rent deposit shall be applied for the rent for the month of January 2026 · to the landlord
- Decision against tenantTenant's application dismissed · not provedJanuary 5, 2026
- Maintenance issues
- Lockout and illegal eviction
- Illegal entry
- Illegal charges or collection
- Substantial interference
The tenants' applications alleging illegal rent, unauthorized entry, changed locks, substantial interference, and plumbing maintenance failures were dismissed. The tribunal determined that the tenants rented a single bedroom with shared common areas in a rooming house and that the landlord responded reasonably to all repair issues.
- The Tenants' T1, T2, and T6 applications are dismissed.