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The Board’s Interpretation Guidelines

Guidelines are the Board's policy statements. They explain how a Member of the Board might deal with an issue that arises in an application.

In the table below, click on the Guideline number or title to view the text of the Guideline onscreen. To open a printer-friendly version of the guideline, click on the Adobe Acrobat logo symbol.

Rule #	Title	Release date
1	Adjournments and Rescheduling Hearings	Amended Oct 15/09
2	Payment into the Board	Jan 31/07
3	Costs	Jan 31/07
4	Abandonment of a Rental Unit	Jan 31/07
5	Breach of Maintenance Obligations	Amended Dec 08/08
6	Tenant’s Rights	Jan 31/07
7	Relief from Eviction: Refusing or Delaying an Eviction	Amended Oct 15/09
8	Review of an Order	Amended Oct 15/09
9	Eviction for an Illegal Act or Business	Jan 31/07
10	Procedural Issues Regarding Eviction Applications	Jan 31/07
11	Eviction for Failure to Pay Rent	Amended Oct 15/09
12	Eviction for Personal Use	Amended Dec 08/08
13	Other Powers of the Board	Jan 31/07
14	Applications for Rent Increases Above the Guideline	July 05/07
15	Amending an Order	Jan 31/07
16	Administrative Fines	Amended Dec 08/08
17	Human Rights Guideline	Oct 15/09
	Table of Contents	Amended Oct 15/09