Bellum Legal

03/03/2026

Bill 60 - Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 was given Royal Assent last November 2025. It will change the laws for Landlords at the Landlord and Tenant Board when it comes into force - here is how.
https://bellumlegal.com/bill-60/

05/11/2025

This month Mike and I are taking Nyx and Maze for 100km to raise money to fight cancer! We are at 35 kms already and going strong! We are asking for your donation. ❤️❤️❤️

https://supportthepmcf.ca/ui/MayDogWalkingChallenge/p/4f41e8e70a364233aa546091d70c19b7?fbclid=IwY2xjawKNjRRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgmHbZep8hv92vDiq87fh7WsYghm4hH_jBqFgojCotldYp55WcjVnlKsk2WF_aem_R4UTYRTZh5Hdx44S7Zj34A

Support our Dog Walk with Maze and Nyx! I’m participating in The Princess Margaret May Dog Walking Challenge to raise money for life-saving cancer researc

07/29/2024

Join Us for a Landlord & Tenant Information Session with Q&A!

Are you a property manager, REALTOR®, landlord or tenant wanting to stay updated on the latest changes in landlord-tenant laws? This is the event for you!

🗓 Date: August 7th, 2024
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
📍 Location: RealtyONE Group Reveal Office, 813 Dundas St. W., Unit 1, Whitby, ON
🎤 Special Guest Speaker: Suzanne Diamond, Partner at Bellum Legal (www.bellumlegal.com)

Join Suzanne Diamond, a seasoned paralegal, as she delves into topics related to landlords and tenants in Ontario. This session is crucial for both existing and potential landlords and tenants, or anyone that works with Residential Leasing. Plus, a Q&A segment will allow you to get your specific questions answered!

🍹 Refreshments will be served. Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP to attend!
🔗 RSVP on EventBrite at https://link.realtyonegroupreveal.ca/bellum

Contact us for more information at:
📧 [email protected]
📞 905.233.2461
🌐 www.RealtyOneGroupReveal.ca

03/18/2024

We are so proud of these students! They just received an invitation to the Provincial Competition and need help funding the registration fee ($4000) and a broken robot part (RoboRio - $725). Can you help?

We won the Durham District event!!!! We want to thank our alliance who chose us to play with them! and .1285 - it was our honour to help!

We also had the privilege of winning the Rookie Inspiration Award - we are so blessed! We could not have done it without the countless teams that always made sure we were on the right path for success!

01/09/2024

We are so excited to share that we have sponsored a competitive robotics team with , FRC #9621 - Team 9621 - Payload.

The FRC world is an exciting one! They start their build season as of January 6th when the game is released worldwide. Everyone starts building a robot that day and competes in their district events in March 2024 with provincial and worlds in Apr 2024. It is a short and crazy season.

FRC is unique for it's strive for team building and cooperation.

They need your help too! They have started a GoFundMe page to help pay for a robot cart, a battery cart and parts for their robot!

https://gofund.me/20ddc23f

12/17/2023

My takeaway from the LTB Stakeholders meeting on December 13, 2023.

* 2023 they heard 7k cases a month, no progress on backlog as applications increased
* November 6th send it their first report to the Ombudsman - 60% progress on recommendations
* Launched mobile access for people who live rurally and need tech assistance - goal to have 11 vehicles, currently have 8
* Lauch Zoom video guides for LTB hearings
* Dedicated tech help line for those who can't get into their hearing, been very successful and have stopped many adjournments
* Wants feedback from more than stakeholders so sending surveys out to individuals after the hearing for a more diverse response
* Now screening process in place for new applications to catch errors before hearings
* Had 1000 applications for Adjudicators last hire blitz - interviewed 200. Currently have 69 FT Adjudicators and 61 PT Adjudicators
* More hiring in February
* 7 FT Adjudicators currently in training, start Jan
* 12 FT Adjudicators start training in Jan
* By mid March all currently hired should be practicing by March
* Goal is to hear 9K matters a month
* Order turn around time improved, majority done within 30 days
* Currently about 600 orders more than 30 days
* 250 orders more than 60 days
* If Adjudicator behind, now they are pulled from hearings to catch up
* AGI's now have a dedicated PT Adjudicator to improve timing
* De novo hearings - Board to attempt at listening to recording and request written submissions for hearing instead of full hearing
* New process for Discontinued L1s and withdrawals
* More focus on resolution process as 64% of matters are mediated
* L1 hearings scheduled in about 4 - 5 months
* Request to Shorten Time Period responded to with 2 weeks
* 2024 every type of application within a week, tossing concept of an type of application per week
* Created a Rapid Adjudicator Team to help with catch up (Adjudicator behind - Rapid team steps in)
* More admin staff, Notice of Hearings given way in advance of hearing
* Improved PIN letter and timing
* Call centre has a call back option now

05/15/2023

https://bellumlegal.com/ombudsmanreport/

Here is the whole report if you wish to read it.
https://www.ombudsman.on.ca/resources/reports,-cases-and-submissions/reports-on-investigations/2023/administrative-justice-delayed,-fairness-denied

Blog about the release of the Ombudsman's findings and his recommendations with respect to the Landlord and Tenant Board

05/01/2023

MEMORANDUM

TO: Landlord and Tenant Board Stakeholders

FROM: Ian Speers, Associate Chair
Lindiwe Bridgewater, Acting Registrar

DATE: May 1, 2023

RE: LTB Update – Email Consolidation
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We are writing to inform you about our plan to consolidate all regional email addresses into one centralized email address.

This initiative will help us to modernize operations and improve our service delivery standards. It will enable the LTB to streamline processes and to respond to inquiries in a more efficient manner, including ensuring that urgent submissions and file-specific inquiries are properly prioritized. This will also help minimize confusion among parties about which email address to use when contacting the LTB.

Effective July 10, 2023, parties can use [email protected] to contact the LTB. Emails sent to the regional email addresses on or after July 10, 2023, will receive an email bounce-back advising them that their email has not been received by the LTB and directing them to resend their email to [email protected].

We continue to encourage users to use the Tribunals Ontario Portal to upload evidence and submissions for their LTB file or to submit requests instead of using email. Using the portal will ensure your casefile is updated in real time and allows the LTB to address your requests in a timely way.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Sincerely,
Ian Speers Lindiwe Bridgewater
Associate Chair Acting Registrar

04/19/2023

MEMORANDUM
TO: Landlord and Tenant Board Stakeholders
FROM: Ian Speers, Associate Chair
Lindiwe Bridgewater, Acting Registrar
DATE: April 19, 2023
RE: LTB Virtual Hearing Technical Support Line
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Today, the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) launched a virtual hearing technical support line for troubleshooting technical issues users may face while joining their hearing on Zoom.

Hearing participants who have technical issues on the day of their hearing can email [email protected] , or call 416-212-9064 (toll-free 866-769-7865). Staff will help the participant join their hearing.

When a hearing participant calls for support, they will be asked to leave a brief voice message explaining the issue they are experiencing and provide their phone number. Staff will return the call promptly. Responses to emails will also be prompt. We are asking that hearing participants call this number or send an email to this address only if they have a technical issue joining Zoom on the day of their hearing. Any other issue will not be addressed, and parties should refer to LTB’s LTB: Contact the LTB | Tribunals Ontario for the appropriate ways to get in touch with us.

The support line will be monitored Monday to Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details on the support line will be included in Notice of Hearing packages beginning on April 19.

Response times may be slower than optimum during the initial launch phase as we learn the new system and better understand call volumes. Rest assured that we will be monitoring performance to constantly improve and as always, we welcome your feedback regarding your user experience and any suggestions for improvements.

We are excited about the launch of the technical support line. As we continue to work on improving our services, the support line is one more way in which we are ensuring access to justice for those who come before our tribunal.

Sincerely,
Ian Speers Lindiwe Bridgewater
Associate Chair Acting Registrar

03/09/2023

My working buddy ❤️