Canada · ON
Evicting a bad tenant in Ontario costs ~$22,501.
That's the typical combined hit from filing fees, 8 months of lost rent, property damage, legal costs, and turnover — per bad tenant. Here's the full breakdown and a calculator for your specific situation.
How Ontario handles evictions
LTB backlog routinely pushes contested cases 8–12 months. Longest tribunal wait in Canada.
Most of that loss is preventable.
Bad tenants almost always leave a paper trail — the problem is that most landlords don't check carefully. Here's what a proper screening catches before you sign the lease.