Notice types reference

Quick reference guide for all notice types available in OntarioLandlord.

Notice summary table

Notice	Name	Purpose	Notice Period	Can Be Voided
N1	Rent Increase	Increase rent	90 days	N/A
N4	Non-Payment	Tenant hasn't paid rent	14 days	Yes (pay in full)
N5	Interference	Damage, noise, overcrowding	20 days (1st), 14 days (2nd)	Yes (1st only)
N6	Illegal Acts	Illegal activity	20 days (10 days for drug production/trafficking, not a selectable wizard option today)	No
N7	Safety	Safety impairment	10 days (or immediate)	No
N8	Persistent Late Payment	Repeated pattern of late rent payment	60 days (28 for daily/weekly)	No
N12	Own Use	Landlord/family needs unit	60 days	N/A
N13	Demolition	Demo, conversion, repairs	120 days	N/A

N1 - Rent increase

Purpose

Notify tenant of rent increase

Requirements

• 90 days minimum notice
• 12 months since last increase
• Within annual guideline for the effective-date year (1.9% for 2027, 2.1% for 2026)
• Effective date on first of rental period

Key points

• No voiding - tenant cannot prevent increase
• Building exemptions may apply (post-Nov 2018)
• AGI required to exceed guideline

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N4 - Non-payment of rent

Purpose

Begin eviction for unpaid rent

Requirements

• 14 days minimum notice (7 days for daily/weekly tenancies)
• No rental-period alignment required — any date on or after the minimum is valid (RTA s.59(1)(b) sets only a floor)
• Accurate arrears amount

Key points

• Can serve as soon as rent is late
• Voidable: Tenant pays all arrears at any point before you file an L1 application
• Follow with L1 application if not paid

Voiding rules

Tenant must pay, at any time up until you file L1:

• All arrears stated on N4
• Plus any new rent that came due

The void window runs until L1 is filed — not just until the termination date. A full payment after the termination date but before you've filed L1 still voids the notice.

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N5 - Interference, damage, overcrowding

Purpose

Address tenant behavior issues

Reasons

1. Substantial interference with reasonable enjoyment
2. Wilful or negligent damage
3. Overcrowding
4. Running illegal business

First N5

• 20 days notice
• Voidable: 7 days to correct behavior

Second N5 (within 6 months)

• 14 days notice
• Not voidable

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N6 - Illegal acts

Purpose

Eviction for illegal activity

Reasons (wizard grounds)

1. Illegal act in unit/complex (includes drug production/trafficking)
2. Illegal business
3. Misrepresented income (RGI housing)

Requirements

• 20 days notice for all three wizard grounds above (RTA s.61(2)(b)/s.60)
• RTA s.61(2)(a) allows 10 days specifically for drug production/trafficking, but this isn't a separate selectable ground in the wizard today
• Not voidable
• Document the illegal activity

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N7 - Serious impairment of safety

Purpose

Eviction for safety concerns

Requirements

Reason 1 (Act impaired safety):

• 10 days notice

Reason 2 (Immediate threat):

• Can be immediate

Key points

• Not voidable
• High threshold - must be serious
• Document thoroughly

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N8 - Persistent late payment

Purpose

Eviction for a repeated pattern of late rent payment (RTA s.58(2))

Requirements

• 60 days notice (monthly/yearly tenancies); 28 days (daily/weekly)
• Monthly+ tenancies must end on the last day of the rental period; daily/weekly tenancies don't require period alignment
• A documented pattern — 3+ late payments in the past 12 months is treated as a safe threshold

Key points

• Not voidable by paying rent (unlike N4) — the notice is about the pattern, not the current balance
• A single late payment isn't sufficient grounds; use N4 for that

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N12 - Landlord's own use

Purpose

Unit needed for landlord or family

Who can request

• Landlord themselves
• Landlord's spouse
• Landlord's child or parent
• Same family for purchaser

Requirements

• 60 days notice
• One month rent compensation
• Good faith intention to occupy

Not eligible

• Corporate landlords cannot use Reason 1 (own/family use) — only individual owners, since Sept 1, 2017
• Purchaser's use (Reason 2) is blocked for buildings with more than 3 residential units (unless the unit is a condo)

Key points

• Must occupy for at least 12 months
• Bad faith has serious penalties

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N13 - Demolition, conversion, repairs

Purpose

Unit needed for demolition or major work

Reasons

1. Demolition
2. Conversion to non-residential
3. Repairs requiring vacancy

Requirements

• 120 days notice
• Compensation: 1 month's rent (buildings under 5 units) or 3 months' rent (5+ units)
• Building permits (if required)

Key points

• Right of first refusal to return — repairs only, not demolition or conversion
• Must be genuine need

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Termination date rules

By notice type

Only N1, N5, N12, and N13 require the termination date to fall on the last day of a rental period. N4, N6, N7, and N8 (for daily/weekly tenancies) just need to be on or after the minimum notice period — any day is fine.

Notice	Minimum Days	Must Fall On
N1	90	First of period
N4	14 (7 daily/weekly)	Any day
N5-1	20	Last of period
N5-2	14	Last of period
N6	20 (10 for drug offenses)	Any day
N7-1	10	Any day
N7-2	0	Any day (immediate)
N8	60 (28 daily/weekly)	Last of period (monthly+); any day (daily/weekly)
N12	60	Last of period
N13	120	Last of period

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Service rules

Not automated

OntarioLandlord does not currently add these days for you when calculating a termination date — the wizard uses same-day service. If you serve by mail or courier, build the extra days into the termination date you choose yourself.

Rules of thumb for methods of service (build these into your own date choice):

Method	Additional days to account for
In person	None
Mail/mailbox	Several days for deemed delivery — confirm current LTB guidance
Courier	Per courier's delivery confirmation
Email (if tenant agreed in writing)	None

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After serving notice

File with LTB

Notice	Application
N4	L1
N5, N6, N7, N8, N12, N13	L2

Compensation required

Notice	Compensation
N12	One month's rent
N13	1 month's rent (under 5 units) or 3 months' rent (5+ units)

Pay by termination date.