Ontario Landlord & Tenant Board practice · internal office tools

A defective notice is not a setback. It is a restart.

Two editions of one tool — for Ontario lawyers, and for paralegals licensed by the Law Society. Five Board matter types with intakes that filter themselves, a notice engine that cross-checks names, unit and amounts against the lease and the ledger to the dollar, and deadline counters for the windows you ascertain. No login, no server, no subscription.

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Sound familiar?

Four ways Board files actually go wrong — and what the tool does about each, as it appears on screen.

1 · The notice that restarts the file
CRITICAL
Notice amount does not reconcile with the ledger
The amount claimed on the notice does not match the arrears ledger you built. Reconcile to the dollar before service — you should check the current Board sources for what a defect in the amount does to the notice.
CRITICAL
Names on the notice not verified against the lease
The parties named on the notice have not been verified against the lease and the actual occupancy. Verify every name and the unit description before anything is served.
These files are won and lost at the notice. The notice module cross-checks names, unit and amounts against the lease and the ledger — because a defective notice is not a setback, it is a restart, with the arrears growing while the file starts again.
2 · The eviction file that arrived late
CRITICAL
Enforcement date not ascertained
An eviction order exists and the enforcement date is not on the file. Obtain the order and ascertain the date today — every remaining option is measured from a clock that is already running.
The eviction module opens with the first hour: obtain the order, enter the enforcement date, ascertain what can still be filed — and record the source for every window you enter. The tool states no deadline; it makes you get it, today.
3 · The ledger that is actually the file
Arrears per ledger, built month by monthreconciled
Amount on the notice vs the ledgerdoes not match
Payments received after servicerecorded, dated
Days to the hearing you entered6 days
The arrears module treats the ledger as the file. Built from bank records, month by month, with every post-notice payment recorded — and every figure labelled an estimate for understanding until you have verified it yourself. Details above are illustrative.
4 · The step beyond the Board (Paralegal Edition)
VERIFY
Step beyond the Board contemplated — verify scope
This road leads out of the Board. Before taking it, verify the step against the current paralegal scope of practice — and where it is outside, refer with the window ascertained and recorded, because the clock runs during the hand-off.
Board work is paralegal work — but files do not stay at the Board. The Paralegal Edition flags every point where a file heads toward an appeal, judicial review or court enforcement, and prompts the scope check there. It states no boundary; it makes sure the question gets asked.

Interface reproduced from the working tool. Details are illustrative.

What it does

Built for the way a Board file actually runs — from the first call to the hearing to the road after the order.

Five matter types

Landlord — Notices & Applications · Tenant — Applications · Eviction — Enforcement Imminent · Arrears — The Money File · Enforcement — After the Order. Each with its own intake, checklist and flag engine.

Intakes that filter themselves

Arrears fields appear on arrears files. Maintenance-history screens appear on tenant applications. The enforcement module asks about the order in front of you, not the hearing behind it.

Practice notes on every critical flag

What to watch for, why it comes up, and what you should check — written like a senior colleague, never stating what the law is. Over 25 notes across the modules.

The ledger, reconciled

Month-by-month arrears built from bank records, post-notice payments recorded and dated, and a notice-to-ledger cross-check that fires before service — to the dollar.

Verification sheets

A printable page per matter type: everything to confirm for yourself, and where — the Board's current materials, the court sources, the Law Society. Sign-off line included.

Dashboard, exports, offline

Every matter with two progress bars. One-click Word and Google Docs exports, print for the paper file, full backup and restore. Data stays in your browser; nothing is transmitted.

Two editions — buy the one that matches your licence

Same engine, different compliance layer. Each edition's prompts and referral gates are built for its licence class.

Lawyer Edition — LSO licensees (Ontario)

All five modules, including the roads out of the Board — appeal and judicial-review preparation prompts and court-enforcement tracks — with the supervision and review discipline written for a lawyer's file. Professional-obligation prompts reference the Law Society's instruments, always as things to verify.

Paralegal Edition — LSO-licensed paralegals

All five modules, plus scope-verification gates: at every point where a file heads beyond the Board — appeal, judicial review, court enforcement — the tool prompts you to verify the step against the current paralegal scope of practice and, where it is outside, to refer with the window ascertained and recorded. Senior-review sign-off is written for a paralegal practice.

Neither edition extends what your licence permits, and neither states what your obligations are — each tells you where to verify them.

Try it — 14 days, free

The trial is the full tool: every module, every flag, every export. Download the edition that matches your licence, unzip, and open the file in your browser.

  1. Download the zip for your edition and unzip it somewhere permanent — your documents folder, not Downloads.
  2. Open the HTML file in your browser. It runs locally; nothing is uploaded, and it works offline.
  3. Run real files for 14 days, including the Word exports and verification sheets.
  4. Activate with the licence key from your purchase receipt. Your trial matters stay yours either way.
Download — Lawyer Edition Download — Paralegal Edition Under 60 KB each. One file inside. No installer.

Price

One payment per edition. No subscription. Use it on your own machine for as long as you practise.

Launch — first 100 purchasers per edition, or first 3 months
$671$471
CAD, plus HST — per edition
Lawyer Edition — launch price

Paralegal Edition — launch price
Standard
$671
CAD, plus HST — per edition
Lawyer Edition  Paralegal Edition

Prices are in Canadian dollars, exclusive of HST; tax is calculated and added by Gumroad at checkout. Payment and delivery are handled by Gumroad; your licence key is issued with your receipt. Each launch code is limited to 100 redemptions per edition or three months, whichever ends first — when a cap is reached, that code stops working.

Questions

Which edition do I buy?
The one that matches your licence. The Lawyer Edition is written for licensees practising as lawyers; the Paralegal Edition is written for LSO-licensed paralegals and adds scope-verification gates at every step that heads beyond the Board. Buying the other licence's edition gets you prompts written for obligations that are not yours.
Does it know the deadlines?
No — deliberately. Windows and periods change, and a tool that states them goes quietly wrong. You ascertain each deadline from the current Board and court sources, enter it with your source recorded, and the counters watch it. The eviction module's first demand is exactly that: obtain the order and ascertain the enforcement date today.
Where is my data stored?
In your browser, on your computer. No server, no account, nothing transmitted. That also means no backup unless you use the built-in "Back up all to device" — do, regularly.
Is it legal advice?
No. It is an internal working aid. It states no rule, no period and no figure; it prompts you to verify everything yourself. See the terms below and inside the tool.
Are the requirements kept current?
Nothing in it has been verified — deliberately. Every reference is marked UNVERIFIED and every calculation is an estimate for understanding only. The verification sheets tell you what to confirm and where, on the date of use.
Refunds?
The 14-day trial exists so you can evaluate the full tool before paying. Refund terms are as stated on the Gumroad listing.

Terms — please read before purchasing

NOT LEGAL ADVICE. NOTHING IN IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED.

These are internal working aids for licensees of the Law Society of Ontario — the Lawyer Edition for lawyers and those they supervise; the Paralegal Edition for licensed paralegals and those they supervise. The intakes, checklists, flags, counters and notes are prompts to think, not conclusions. They are not legal advice, not legal guidance, and must not be relied on in place of the licensee's own analysis and verification.

No professional relationship of any kind is created by this website, by purchase, by download or by use. The author is not your lawyer or paralegal, owes you no professional duty, and gives you no advice. This is the sale of a product by an individual — not offered by, on behalf of, or in association with any law firm or legal services firm.

Scope of practice. Nothing in either edition qualifies anyone to provide representation or advice or extends what a licence permits, and nothing in it defines any scope of practice. Some steps a Board file can take — appeals, judicial review, court enforcement — may require a particular licence class. Each user must verify, from the Law Society's current instruments, that each task is within their own authorization on the date they take it.

Every reference is UNVERIFIED and every calculation is an estimate for understanding only. The tools state no deadline, no period, no threshold and no rule. An empty flag list is not a clearance; a full progress bar is not a completed file.

Provided "as is" with no warranty of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the author accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss arising from use or inability to use these tools, including missed deadlines, defective notices, dismissed applications, omitted steps and data loss. Use is entirely at your own risk. These terms protect the author from users; they do not reduce what a licensee owes their own client.

Data loss. All data lives in your browser on your computer. There is no server-side copy and no recovery service.

Licence, copyright and enforcement

Each file and its contents are the copyright work of the author, protected under the Copyright Act (Canada). Purchase grants a single-user, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence for the purchaser's own practice; staff under the purchaser's supervision may use it on the purchaser's files. You may not copy, share, publish, resell, sublicense or distribute a file or an activation code; incorporate any substantial part into another product, service, precedent set, course or software; hold it out as your own work; or remove, disable or circumvent the activation. The licence terminates automatically on breach, without refund. All remedies are reserved, including injunctive relief, damages, statutory damages and an accounting of profits under the Copyright Act. Governed by the laws of Ontario and of Canada as applicable in Ontario; the parties attorn to the Ontario courts, without prejudice to Federal Court proceedings in respect of copyright.

Print flyers

One page each, letter size — for a colleague, a staff room, or a CPD table.

Lawyer Edition flyer (PDF) Paralegal Edition flyer (PDF)