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Every Ontario tenancy form — what it means, your deadlines, and the defenses that actually work. Verified against Tribunals Ontario and the RTA.

Notices from your landlord

Rent

N1 — Notice of Rent Increase

The only valid way to raise rent on a guideline-covered unit. For 2026 the guideline is 2.1%; for increases ta…

Rent

N2 — Rent Increase (Unit Not Covered by the Guideline)

Used for units exempt from the rent-increase guideline — mainly units first occupied as rentals after November…

Eviction notice

N4 — Notice to End Tenancy for Non-payment of Rent

The most common eviction notice — and the most survivable. It is a warning, not an eviction: pay everything ow…

Eviction notice

N5 — Notice for Interference, Damage or Overcrowding

For alleged disturbance of others, damage, or overcrowding. The first N5 comes with a 7-day chance to fix ever…

Eviction notice

N6 — Notice for Illegal Acts

For alleged illegal activity at the rental. Serious, and there is no correction window — but the landlord must…

Eviction notice

N7 — Notice for Serious Problems (Safety / Wilful Damage)

The fastest notice: 10 days, no correction window. Reserved for serious safety impairment or wilful damage — a…

Eviction notice

N8 — Notice to End Tenancy at the End of the Term

Mostly used for persistently late rent — paying late month after month, even if you always eventually pay. End…

Eviction notice

N12 — Landlord / Purchaser Requires the Unit

The "own use" notice — the landlord, their close family, or a purchaser claims they will live in your unit for…

Eviction notice

N13 — Demolition, Major Repairs, or Conversion

The "renoviction" notice. The bar is high: the work must be so major it requires a building permit and vacant …

Agreements — think before signing

Rent

N10 — Agreement to a Rent Increase Above the Guideline

You agree to up to 3% above the guideline in exchange for the landlord adding or improving something (parking,…

Agreement

N11 — Agreement to End the Tenancy

Unlike every notice on this page, an N11 is YOUR consent to leave. Once signed, there is usually no hearing an…

Applications your landlord files

LTB application

L1 — Landlord Application: Non-payment of Rent

What follows an unresolved N4. Filing costs the landlord $186 online. A hearing is scheduled; nothing ends you…

LTB application

L2 — Landlord Application: End the Tenancy (Other Notices)

The application behind N5, N6, N7, N8, N12, and N13 notices. The landlord must prove the ground; you get a ful…

Applications YOU can file

Tenant application

T1 — Tenant Application: Rebate of Money Collected Illegally

Gets back money a landlord should not have collected: illegal deposits, unlawful rent increases, un-returned l…

Tenant application

T2 — Tenant Application: Your Rights Were Violated

For illegal entry, harassment, changed locks, cut services, or substantial interference by the landlord. The L…

Tenant application

T5 — Tenant Application: Notice Given in Bad Faith

The N12/N13 accountability form. If you moved out and the landlord never moved in (or re-listed the unit), thi…

Tenant application

T6 — Tenant Application: Maintenance and Repairs

For repairs the landlord will not do: heat, water, mold, pests, broken essentials. The landlord's duty to repa…

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