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 owed and it dies completely.
⏰ The deadlines
| Minimum notice | 14 days (monthly/yearly tenancies); 7 days for daily/weekly |
| Landlord can file L1 | The day after the termination date |
| Void window | Pay all arrears before the landlord files the L1 — and even after, paying everything owed plus the filing fee before an eviction order is issued stops the case |
✅ You can make this notice disappear: Paying the full amount owing. The N4 becomes void and the tenancy simply continues.
🛡️ Defenses & defects to check
- Wrong amounts or missing rent-period breakdown table → defective notice
- Termination date fewer than 14 days after service → defective
- Amounts include charges that are not rent (parking fines, damage claims) → those cannot be on an N4
- You already paid part → the notice must reflect the true balance
💡 What the pros know
- Get receipts for every payment.
- If you cannot pay in full, propose a written repayment plan — the LTB routinely orders payment plans instead of eviction at the hearing.
Related forms: L1 — Landlord Application: Non-payment of Rent · N8 — Notice to End Tenancy at the End of the Term
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