The T2 Application Explained: How Ontario Tenants Enforce Their Rights (2026)

The T2 is the main form tenants use when a landlord has interfered with their rights. Filing costs $48 through the Portal.

If your landlord has changed the locks, entered without proper notice, cut off a service, harassed you, or otherwise interfered with your reasonable enjoyment of your home, the T2 — Application about Tenant Rights is the form that lets you do something about it. It costs $48 to file through the Tribunals Ontario Portal, and you do not need a lawyer to submit it. Here is how it works, and where to get free help.

The forms involved

What a T2 covers

The T2 is the broad tenant-rights application. It is the right form where a landlord (or their agent) has done something that interferes with your rights as a tenant, including:

• Illegal lockout — changing the locks or otherwise denying you entry
• Illegal entry — entering your unit without proper written notice or a lawful reason
• Withholding or interfering with a vital service — heat, water, electricity, fuel
• Substantial interference with your reasonable enjoyment of the unit
• Harassment, obstruction, coercion, threats or interference
• Illegally removing or disposing of your belongings

If your issue is specifically about repairs and maintenance — a broken heater, mould, pests, a leaking roof — the correct form is the T6, not the T2. Filing the wrong one wastes your fee and your time.

What it costs, and how to avoid paying

As at August 2026 the T2 filing fee is $53, or $48 if you file through the Tribunals Ontario Portal. LTB fees are non-refundable.

If you cannot afford the fee, there is a Fee Waiver Request form. Use it — it exists precisely so cost is not a barrier to enforcing your rights, and there is no downside to asking.

If you are filing together with other tenants in the same building, multi-tenant applications are charged at $53 for the first unit plus $5 for each additional unit, to a maximum of $450. Important detail: multi-tenant applications must be submitted by mail or courier, not through the Portal.

How to file

The T2 can be filed through the Tribunals Ontario Portal, which is both cheaper and faster than paper. You will need a Public Secure account. Through the Portal you can file evidence and submissions, check your file status, exchange documents with your landlord, and in some circumstances select preferred hearing dates.

Practical tip that matters more than anything else on this page: evidence wins these cases. Before you file, gather dated photographs, texts and emails, a written timeline of what happened and when, names of witnesses, and copies of any notices you received. Adjudicators decide on what you can show, not on what you can describe.

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If you are being pushed out so the unit can be sold

One situation I do see in my work: a tenant starts getting pressure — sudden entries for “showings,” implied threats, a landlord suggesting they have to leave because the property is being sold.

Being clear about the law: a sale does not automatically end your tenancy. A new owner generally takes the property subject to your existing lease. You can only be required to leave for a purchaser’s own use through a properly served N12, which requires compensation — and if that notice is served in bad faith, you can file a T5.

Showings must follow the proper notice rules. If they are not, that is potentially T2 territory.

Frequently asked questions

What is a T2 application in Ontario?

The T2 is the Application about Tenant Rights, filed with the Landlord and Tenant Board when a landlord has interfered with a tenant’s rights — including illegal lockout, illegal entry, withholding vital services, harassment, or substantially interfering with reasonable enjoyment of the unit.

How much does it cost to file a T2?

As at August 2026, $53, or $48 if filed through the Tribunals Ontario Portal. LTB fees are non-refundable. If you cannot afford it, submit a Fee Waiver Request form.

Do I need a lawyer to file a T2?

No. You can file a T2 yourself through the Tribunals Ontario Portal. That said, Ontario community legal clinics help tenants free of charge and can advise on whether the T2 is the right form, help prepare it, and often represent you at the hearing at no cost. Contact one before you file.

Should I file a T2 or a T6?

Use the T2 for interference with your rights — lockouts, illegal entry, harassment, loss of vital services. Use the T6, Tenant Application about Maintenance, if the issue is repairs, maintenance, mould, pests or the landlord failing to maintain the unit.

My landlord changed the locks. What can I do?

Changing the locks to deny a tenant entry is illegal in Ontario regardless of rent owed. That is squarely a T2 matter. Contact a community legal clinic immediately — this is urgent, and free help is available.

Can my landlord evict me because they are selling the property?

A sale does not automatically end your tenancy — a new owner generally takes the property subject to your lease. You can only be required to leave for a purchaser’s own use through a properly served N12, which requires compensation. If that notice is served in bad faith, you can file a T5.

How do I file a T2 with other tenants in my building?

Multi-tenant applications are charged at $53 for the first unit plus $5 for each additional unit, to a maximum of $450. Note that multi-tenant applications must be submitted by mail or courier — they cannot be filed through the Portal.

What evidence do I need for a T2 hearing?

Dated photographs, text messages and emails, a written timeline of events, names of witnesses, and copies of any notices you received. Adjudicators decide on what you can demonstrate, so gather evidence before you file rather than after.

Where can Ontario tenants get free legal help?

Community legal clinics across Ontario assist tenants at no cost and handle LTB matters routinely. The Landlord and Tenant Board itself can be reached at 416-645-8080 or 1-888-332-3234 for procedural questions about forms and filing.