Landlord and Tenant Board Fees

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Application Filing Fees
Landlord applications (except as shown below) $ 150.00
Application to Terminate a Tenancy - Tenant Failed to Meet Conditions of a Settlement or Order  No charge
Application for a Rent Increase Above the Guideline $ 200.00 for first ten units + $ 10.00 for each additional unit to a maximum of $ 1,000.00
Tenant applications (except as shown below) $ 45.00 for first unit + $ 5.00 each additional unit to a maximum of $ 450.00
Application About Tenant Rights  No charge
Tenant Application - Landlord Gave a Notice of Termination in Bad Faith  No charge
Application About Whether the Act Applies $ 45.00
Application About a Sublet or an Assignment $ 45.00 if filed by tenant
$ 150.00 if filed by landlord
Application to Vary the Amount of a Rent Reduction   $ 45.00
Request to Review an Order $ 50.00
Set Aside Motions  No charge

Fees are charged under the authority of section 181 of the Residential Tenancies Act.

Fees must be paid at the time an application is filed. Payments are accepted in cash, debit card, certified cheque (payable to the Minister of Finance), money order, VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS.

Other fees and charges may apply to other services provided by the Board.

Administrative Fees
Providing forms & instructions; Requests for written reasons to a Board Order; Swearing an affidavit No Charge
Photocopies/Print-outs of scanned documents  $ 0.50 per page
Certified copy of an Order for a party  No charge for initial copy mailed to a party; $ 6.25 each additional copy.
Searching for an order or other records Initial 2 hours free; $7.50 each additional 15 minutes.
Recording of a hearing  $ 15.00
Copy of the Board’s Rules and Guidelines $ 5.00
Copy of compact disk containing supporting documents for an Application for a Rent Increase Above the Guideline $ 5.00
Historical rent report  $25.00


The above fees include GST.

Fees are charged under the authority of section 181 of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.

Payments are accepted by cash, debit card, certified cheque (payable to the Minister of Finance), money order, VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS.

Release date: April 1, 2007

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