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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

    Renoviction Licensing by Ontario City: Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa Compared

    Three Ontario cities now license renovation evictions, and a pattern has emerged: all three give landlords seven days from the N13 to apply, and almost everything else differs — Hamilton charges $715 per unit with annual renewals, Toronto $700 with compensation proven before approval, and Ottawa (from January 1, 2027)

    15 min read
  • Rights & Legal
    ONArticle

    Ottawa's Renoviction Bylaw: What Landlords Must Do Before January 1, 2027

    Ottawa city council passed its Rental Renovation Licence bylaw 21–5 on July 15, 2026, and it takes effect January 1, 2027: a municipal licence within 7 days of issuing an N13, a building permit secured before the notice goes out, and a city-produced tenant rights guide served alongside it. Here's what the bylaw actuall

    15 min read
  • Maintenance & Repairs
    ONArticle

    Trust Accounting for Ontario Property Managers: The Rules, RECO's New Filings, and the Craft

    Ontario's trust-account rules are having their biggest overhaul in a generation: after roughly $10 million went missing from brokerage trust accounts, RECO's mandatory annual financial filings arrive October 1, 2026 — with monthly trust reporting planned for 2027. Here's what Ontario property managers need to run clean

    20 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