Saskatchewan ORT Repair Application — Narrative for Hearing Officer
Saskatchewan stage-2 repair narrative. Use this when your landlord ignored or refused your stage-1 demand. Goes with Form 9 (Application for Claim) at the Office of Residential Tenancies. $50 fee (waivable for low income). Asks the ORT to (1) order the landlord to do the repairs by a date — Saskatchewan's ORT has specific-performance power under s.70(6)(a) — (2) award damages for out-of-pocket and losses (s.70(6)(c)), (3) reduce rent if a service or facility was restricted (s.43(3)(b)), and (4) give anti-retaliation relief under s.70(11)(a) if the landlord retaliated. Plain-language wizard; UPL-safe under LPA 1990 c.L-10.1.
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This is the final formal demand before litigation.
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Case summary for the Hearing Officer
Pull the facts together for the Officer. Most of this is already in your stage-1 demand letter. File at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/ort — Form 9 (Application for Claim). $50 fee (waivable for low income or social assistance).
This letter will cite
Saskatchewan The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (SS 2006, c.R-22.0001) ss.8, 42(1), 43, 44, 49(1)(a), 49(1)(b), 49(4), 49(6), 49(7), 56(2)-(3), 70(1), 70(2.3), 70(6), 70(6)(a), 70(6)(c), 70(11)(a), 71, 71.1, 72, 77; Public Health Act, 1994 c.P-37.1 ss.18-29; Limitations Act SS 2004 c.L-16.1 s.5; Legal Profession Act, 1990 c.L-10.1
Your narrative documents the tenancy, repair issues, notice history, prior public health / municipal complaints (if any), and requested remedies (s.70(6)(a) compliance order — ORT specific-performance power, damages, rent abatement, anti-retaliation relief).
Rent abatement runs from the date the value of your tenancy dropped — not the date you complained. The Hearing Officer will set the actual figure.
Estimate the proportionate loss. For example $400/month if half the unit is unusable on an $800 rent. The Hearing Officer will set the actual figure.
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Is this legal advice?
Self-help template; not legal advice. The Legal Profession Act, 1990 permits self-representation in Saskatchewan ORT proceedings; the 2025 amendments added limited-licence non-lawyer providers (in force Oct 1, 2025; first licences Jan 1, 2026). Using this template does not create a solicitor-client relationship. For free support: ORT 1-888-215-2222; CLASSIC; PLEA; Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan does NOT permit unilateral repair-and-deduct — keep paying rent and ask the ORT for reimbursement.
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