{"id":63108,"date":"2025-10-02T16:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/?post_type=post&#038;p=63108"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:14:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:14:38","slug":"new-limits-for-small-claims-and-housing-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/whats-new\/new-limits-for-small-claims-and-housing-cases","title":{"rendered":"New limits for small claims and housing cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CLEO has updated information about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/tribunals-and-courts\/how-can-i-sue-in-small-claims-court\/\" target=\"_blank\">Small Claims Court<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/guided-pathways\/small-claims-court\/\" target=\"_blank\">Small Claims Court Guided Pathways<\/a><\/li>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/steps\/housing-law\/4-apply-to-the-landlord-and-tenant-board\/\" target=\"_blank\">Landlord and Tenant Board<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/guided-pathways\/housing-law-about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Housing law Guided Pathways<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As of October 1, 2025, people applying to either place can ask for <strong>up to $50,000<\/strong>. The limit used to be $35,000.<\/p>\n<p>As well, for someone to <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/tribunals-and-courts\/i-lost-small-claims-court-cant-afford-pay-what-can-i-do\/\" target=\"_blank\">appeal a final decision<\/a> made in Small Claims Court, their claim must be worth <strong>at least $5,000<\/strong>. This is up from $3,500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLEO has updated information about:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/tribunals-and-courts\/how-can-i-sue-in-small-claims-court\/\" target=\"_blank\">Small Claims Court<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/guided-pathways\/small-claims-court\/\" target=\"_blank\">Small Claims Court Guided Pathways<\/a><br \/>\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/steps\/housing-law\/4-apply-to-the-landlord-and-tenant-board\/\" target=\"_blank\">Landlord and Tenant Board<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/guided-pathways\/housing-law-about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Housing law Guided Pathways<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of October 1, 2025, people applying to either place can ask for up to $50,000. 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