I’ve lived in my current apartment for exactly 1 year. Among many other issues, the ceiling in the bathroom constantly

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Which province are you located in?

Good morning - sorry to hear about the situation. Your landlord has an ongoing responsibility to maintain the property and ensure it is in habitable condition. You should first write to your landlord and outline maintenance issues. If they refuse to take action, you can bring an application against them at the tenancy board. The board can order them to fix it, provide you with monetary compensation or to end the lease early (if you want).  Here is a link for the forms to bring an application at the landlord tenant board: https://tribunalsontario.ca/ltb/forms/ If you have questions about the forms, you can call the landlord tenant board at 1-***-***-****

Does that help as a starting point?

I’m sorry to hear that this happened. Your next step is to commence an application with the tenancy board.

Did you have any additional questions about this issue?

You would complete the application and prepare your evidence: text messages, letters pictures, videos and anything else to prove your case.

Yes, here is a link to the fees: https://tribunalsontario.ca/ltb/filing-and-fees/

You would need to serve them with the application so that they are aware of it and can respond. You should ask the landlord for their address.

You can ask the board for permission to serve him by text.

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