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The Board’s Rules of Practice

The Board’s Rules of Practice set out the procedural rules that must be followed under the Residential Tenancies Act.

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Rule #	Title	Release date
	Introduction	Jan 31/07
1	General Rules	Jan 31/07
2	Initiative of the Board	Jan 31/07
3	Communications with the Board	Jan 31/07
4	Computation of Time	Jan 31/07
5	Serving a Document on Another Party	Jan 31/07
6	Filing Documents with the Board	Jan 31/07
7	French Language Services	Jan 31/07
8	Application Screening	Jan 31/07
9	Refusing to Accept or Proceed with an Application	Jan 31/07
10	Serving the Application or Motion and the Notice of Hearing	Jan 31/07
11	Certificates of Service	Jan 31/07
12	Rescheduling a Hearing	Jan 31/07
13	Mediation by the Board	Jan 31/07
14	Settlements reached without Board Mediation	Amended July 5/07
15	Extending and Shortening Time	Amended July 5/07
16	Amending Applications	Jan 31/07
17	Withdrawing an Application	Amended July 5/07
18	Severing an Application	Jan 31/07
19	Disclosure Rules	Amended July 5/07
20	Pre-Hearing Conferences	Jan 31/07
21	Electronic Hearings	Jan 31/07
22	Written Hearings	Amended July 5/07
23	Requiring a Witness to Attend a Hearing	Amended July 5/07
24	Restricting Public Access to a Hearing	Jan 31/07
25	Recording of Proceedings	Amended July 5/07
26	Orders and Reasons	Amended July 5/07
27	Ordering Costs to a Party or Board Costs	Amended July 5/07
28	Amending an Order	Amended July 5/07
29	Review of Orders	Amended July 5/07
30	Order Void or Stayed	Amended July 5/07
31	Paying Money into & out of the Board	Amended July 5/07
Appendix A	ServiceOntario Locations	Amended July 5/07
Appendix B	Witness Fees	Jan 31/07
	Table of Contents	Amended July 5/07