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  • Rent & Payments
    ONArticle

    The N1 Window for 2027 Opens October 3: Serve-Date Math for the 1.9% Year

    Ontario's 2027 rent increase guideline is 1.9% — and the first day a landlord can serve an N1 for a January 1, 2027 increase is October 3, 2026, exactly 90 days out. This is the timing piece: the serve-date math for any 2027 effective date, the 12-month rule check, what the effective date controls (including which year

    15 min read
  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    The L5 Application: How to File for an Above-Guideline Rent Increase in Ontario

    You've confirmed your AGI grounds — now comes the paperwork. The L5 is the LTB's most unusual filing: it skips the portal entirely, runs on an Excel form with strict naming rules, demands every receipt up front, and bills $233-plus before anyone reads a word. Here's the complete filing walkthrough — schedules, RUI, fee

    13 min read
  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    The AGI Process in Ontario: When Landlords Can Raise Rent Above the Guideline

    Ontario's rent guideline isn't always the ceiling. Through an Above-Guideline Increase, landlords can recover extraordinary tax hikes, major capital work, and security costs — but only on three statutory grounds, under strict caps, with a hearing at the end and an expiry date built in. Here's the full process: grounds,

    11 min read
  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    The N2 Notice in Ontario: Rent Increases for Rent-Control-Exempt Units

    If your rental was first occupied after November 15, 2018, the annual guideline doesn't cap your rent increases — but using the N1 instead of the N2, skipping the 90-day notice, or failing to prove the exemption can void the increase entirely. Here's how the N2 actually works.

    13 min read
  • Rent & Payments
    ONArticle

    Ontario Rent Increases 2027: The Complete N1 Guide

    Ontario's 2027 rent increase guideline is 1.9% — the maximum most landlords can raise rent without going to the LTB. This complete guide covers the 1.9% cap, the exact N1 notice rules, the 90-day timing (you can serve as early as October 2026 for a January 2027 increase), who's exempt, and the mistakes that quietly voi

    13 min read
  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Ontario Rent Increases 2026: The Complete N1 Guide

    A complete 2026 guide to rent increases in Ontario. Understand the 2.1% provincial guideline, the 90-day N1 notice requirement, when rent increases apply, what voids them, and how the process works for landlords, property managers, and tenants alike.

    16 min read