{"id":46378,"date":"2022-04-19T18:41:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T22:41:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:48:30","slug":"what-can-i-do-if-my-landlord-does-not-do-repairs","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/what-can-i-do-if-my-landlord-does-not-do-repairs","title":{"rendered":"What can I do if my landlord does not do repairs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Send a letter or email to your landlord telling them what is wrong and that you need it repaired<\/strong>. You can use CLEO&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/resource\/repair-request-form-for-tenants-cleo-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tenant Repair Request Form<\/a> to help with this. Keep a copy. And take photos of the problem.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ask other tenants in your building if they are having similar problems<\/strong>. You might be able to get more done if you work together, especially if the problems are in common areas or if many different units are affected.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Call a government inspector<\/strong>. Call your local property standards or by\u2010law department, or your town or city hall, municipal office, or local councillor. They might have inspectors who can order your landlord to make repairs or to clean up your building.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get legal help<\/strong>. A community legal clinic can help you talk to your landlord or apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). To find your local clinic, contact Legal Aid Ontario at <strong>1-800-668-8258<\/strong> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalaid.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legalaid.on.ca<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB)<\/strong>. If your landlord continues to refuse to fix the problem, you can apply to the LTB. You should apply to the LTB within one year of noticing the problem. CLEO&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/guided-pathways\/housing-law-for-tenants-with-maintenance-or-repair-problems-t6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T6 Guided Pathway<\/a> can help you fill out the forms you need to apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46378","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What can I do if my landlord does not do repairs? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/what-can-i-do-if-my-landlord-does-not-do-repairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What can I do if my landlord does not do repairs? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Send a letter or email to your landlord telling them what is wrong and that you need it repaired. 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