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Ontario mother still paying rent, despite not being able to live in mouldy home
(kitchener.ctvnews.ca)
this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2024
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Thats when you start putting your rent into escrow and tell the landlord he can have it when the place is fixed. The courts will probably support you in this as long as you’re actually paying to an escrow account.
Or you dont be your own lawyer and follow legal advice, which is probably to fulfill the contract you signed when you rented the place and sue for what you are due after the fact.
These types of claims are handled in small claims where neither party has a lawyer. As long as you actually have the money in escrow you should be fine.
If the landlord is breaking the lease first by not fixing things you aren’t in the wrong for withholding payment until the issues have been fixed.
Don't do this.
You cannot withhold rent unless the landlord's been told to fix the problem, and generally you'll want the LTB to issue that order, rather than withholding it of your own accord. Other jurisdictions will let you do this and/or use escrow, but Ontario isn't one of them.
tl;dr consult a lawyer or paralegal before withholding rent.