Landlord & Tenant
Insights & Guides

The full N4 eviction process — notice periods, filing with the LTB, the hearing, and Sheriff enforcement.

Notice periods by reason — N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N12, and N13 — with required notice lengths and when each applies.

The N12 process — who qualifies, mandatory compensation, the LTB "good faith" test, and tenant protections.

A realistic stage-by-stage timeline for Ontario evictions — from notice to Sheriff enforcement.

Ontario's annual rent increase guideline, Above-Guideline Increase (AGI) applications, and exemptions for newer buildings.

The 120-day notice period, tenant compensation, the right of first refusal, and how "renovictions" are being restricted.

Been served with an LTB eviction application? Deadlines, defences, paying arrears, and what happens at the hearing.

The 24-hour written notice rule, the narrow emergency exceptions, and what to do about repeated illegal entry.

Why you should never withhold rent, how to build a paper trail, and how a T6 application can win repairs plus a rent abatement.

What a landlord can legally collect, the annual interest you are owed, and why damage deposits are illegal in Ontario.

Evicted for personal use or renovations that never happened? How to claim the rent gap, moving costs, and more with a T5.

The difference between subletting and assignment, when a landlord cannot refuse, and using assignment to leave a lease early.

The 7-day void period on a first N5, the non-voidable second N5, and why vague notices fail at the Board.

Damage vs. normal wear and tear, why you cannot keep the deposit, and how to claim damage the proper way.

The video-hearing format, the evidence deadline, organizing your package, witnesses, and mediation.

How the November 15, 2018 exemption works, what “first occupied” means, and whether the guideline caps your increase.

Recovering arrears and damage after move-out — the L10 application, the one-year deadline, Small Claims, and enforcement.