Which claims fit this worksheet?
Examples include unpaid rent or utilities, repair costs for damage, cleaning expenses, emergency repairs and other alleged losses. The form also has a deposit-related category, but tenants applying solely to recover a security or pet damage deposit through the deposit-return direct-request process follow separate instructions; the Province says RTB-37 is not the worksheet for that application type. A claimed amount is not automatically recoverable just because it appears on this form.
Page 1: Identify the claim and evidence
- Enter the RTB dispute file number, whether you are the applicant or respondent, and whether you are a landlord, tenant or authorized agent.
- Enter the complete legal name and the dispute address as recorded in the tenancy agreement.
- Select each type of monetary claim and identify the evidence you are providing, such as the tenancy agreement, condition inspection reports, rent ledger, utility bills, photographs, receipts, invoices or written estimates.
- Label photographs and supporting documents clearly so the other party and the arbitrator can connect each claimed amount to its evidence.
Page 2: List each amount and calculate the total
For each receipt, invoice or estimate, enter its document number, source, purpose and dollar amount. Add the individual entries and check that the total matches the money requested in the dispute application. Attach additional numbered pages when more than ten items are claimed. Complete the printed name, signature and date fields at the bottom.
Submitting and exchanging the worksheet
RTB-37 is part of the evidence package for the monetary dispute. Provide it to the RTB and the other party using the required evidence-exchange process and timing for the type of hearing. Attaching the worksheet does not replace serving the actual supporting documents. An applicant whose monetary claim changes may need to amend the application under the RTB rules; simply increasing the total on RTB-37 may not be enough.
Common mistakes
Submitting only a final total without itemized amounts, forgetting to send supporting receipts to the other party, using an estimate without explaining why it supports the sum requested, or confusing the worksheet with a granted monetary order. The arbitrator still decides entitlement and the amount of any award.