In late 2020, in the middle of an ongoing #pandemic & a #housingCrisis, #Ontario ’s #Landlord and #Tenant Board (#LTB ) transitioned to a “digital-first” #policy for all future #eviction proceedings. Almost all matters before the LTB are now heard via #Zoom – a change that has #provoked widespread #criticism from tenants and their #advocacy groups, large swaths of the #legal community, and even many landlords across the province.

https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/assembling-a-digital-dystopia

Assembling a digital dystopia

The Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board’s “digital-first” hearing model is silencing tenants and helping landlords evict them.