A Cambridge, Ont. woman hasn't been able to live in her rental home for six months because of mould and she's upset her landlord isn't doing anything about it.
You cannot withhold rent unless the landlord’s been told to fix the problem, and generally you’ll want the LTB to issue that order, rather than withholding it of your own accord. Other jurisdictions will let you do this and/or use escrow, but Ontario isn’t one of them.
tl;dr consult a lawyer or paralegal before withholding rent.
Don’t do this.
You cannot withhold rent unless the landlord’s been told to fix the problem, and generally you’ll want the LTB to issue that order, rather than withholding it of your own accord. Other jurisdictions will let you do this and/or use escrow, but Ontario isn’t one of them.
tl;dr consult a lawyer or paralegal before withholding rent.