In addition to the information available at the Landlord and Tenant Tribunal website, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) also offers instructions and guidance on how to deal with landlord and tenant issues. CMHC provides concrete examples of issues that can occur during tenancy and how to resolve them. Here are some CMHC links that deal specifically with how to resolve problems related to repairs as well as handling other tenant problems.
ISSUES DURING TENANCY
Maintenance and repairs
https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/rental-housing/i-am-renting/maintenance-repairs
Complaints and Evictions
https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/rental-housing/i-am-renting/compliants-evictions
This link deals with three major sources of landlord and tenants issues: Handling Landlord Problems, Problems Relating to Repairs, Responding to an Eviction Notice)
For more guidance on how to proceed if your landlord does not co-operate with your request for repairs or ignores other complaints you should check – Offences and Violations by Landlords for clarification. We have also provided you with instructions on filing the – Form T2 Application with the Landlord and Tenant Board to resolve the issue and also request financial compensation for the hardship caused by difficult landlords.
East York Tenants Group 
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