Landward screens applicants the way a lawyer would build it — and if a tenancy still goes wrong, we connect you directly with our vetted network of licensed Ontario paralegals and lawyers for Landlord and Tenant Board and Small Claims Court representation, free of charge. Most screening services stop at the report. We don't.
Both halves exist because one on its own isn't the whole job — a well-screened tenant is far less likely to default, but "less likely" isn't "never," and that's exactly the moment most screening companies leave you on your own.
One report, built the way a lawyer would build it: correct under Ontario's Human Rights Code, documented well enough to defend if a rejected applicant disputes the decision.
If a tenant stops paying or a dispute arises, we connect you directly — at no cost — with independent, licensed paralegals and lawyers from our network, who advocate for you in the appropriate forum.
Landward is landlord-pays by design — an applicant is never shown a payment screen before you see their report.
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Self-managing, already using at least one other landlord tool, screening a handful of applicants a year as units turn over. You compare a $45 report against the cost of getting a tenant wrong — not against the cheapest option on a search results page.
Managing on someone else's behalf, passing the screening fee through to the owner. What matters to you is turnaround time, workflow fit, and documentation that holds up if a rejected applicant disputes the decision at the Board.
No. Screening reduces the odds of a bad tenant, and our network of licensed Ontario paralegals and lawyers can represent you at the LTB or in Small Claims Court if one still slips through — but neither is an insurance payout, and we won't describe it as one. If you need your rent insured outright, that's a different product, and not one we offer today.
No. The report is billed to the landlord. An applicant only ever sees a consent screen, never a payment step.
Front end: the Landward report is structured under Ontario's Human Rights Code criteria, with defensible documentation. Back end: if a tenant defaults, we connect you directly with an independent, licensed paralegal or lawyer from our network, who provides legal consultation and tribunal or court representation under a standard retainer agreement between the two of you.
No, on both counts. The introduction is free, and Landward is not paid by and does not pay the paralegal or lawyer you're connected with. Their fees are a separate matter between the two of you — Landward is not a law firm and doesn't provide legal advice or representation itself.
No — that's a deliberate boundary the professionals in our network work within. Representation runs through to the order or judgment. Enforcement and collection from there is a separate step, one a landlord would take themselves or refer to a licensed collection agency.
Yes, in Ontario. "Record of offences" is a protected ground under the Human Rights Code for employment screening specifically — it isn't one of the Code's housing grounds. A criminal record check is available as an add-on to your report for exactly this reason.
Ontario, at launch. Every part of this page — the pricing, the legal-venue detail, the compliance framing — is built for Ontario specifically, not adapted from a generic Canada-wide product.