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    Bad-Faith N12: How the LTB Decides

    The landlord said they needed the unit for family. You moved out. A week later it was on the market at $500 more. Ontario law presumes what that looks like: an own-use eviction followed by re-listing within 12 months is presumed bad faith — and suddenly the landlord must prove innocence. Here's the T5 application from

    13 min read
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    The T1 Application: Getting Money Back From Your Landlord

    Key deposits. Pet fees. An unreturned last month's rent. Interest nobody ever paid. N12 compensation that never arrived. Ontario law makes all of it recoverable — through one application with eight grounds and a filing fee under $60. But the T1 runs on a strict one-year lookback, and unchallenged rent increases become

    12 min read
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    The N12 120-Day Path: How Landlords Can Skip the Compensation (and the Trap to Avoid)

    Bill 60 gives Ontario landlords a new choice on own-use evictions: serve the N12 the fast way and pay a month's compensation, or give at least 120 days' notice and pay nothing. On a $3,000 unit, that timing choice is worth $3,000. This guide breaks down exactly how the new 120-day path works under RTA s.48.1(2), when i

    13 min read
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    The T5 Application: How Ontario Tenants Fight a Bad-Faith Eviction

    You moved out because your landlord "needed the unit" — then it went back on the market at a higher rent. That's a bad-faith eviction, and the T5 is how you fight back. This complete guide covers what counts as bad faith, the deadlines that split by reason (one year for an N12, up to two for an N13 renovation), the evi

    13 min read
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    Ontario N12 Notices: A Complete Guide to Own-Use Tenancy Endings

    A complete 2026 guide to Ontario N12 notices. Understand when own-use ends a tenancy, the compensation rules under Bill 60, the good faith requirement, and how the process works for landlords, property managers, and tenants receiving an N12.

    17 min read