Ontario's LTB Will Refuse Old N12, L1 and Eight Other Forms From November 30

TORONTO, October 22, 2026 — Ten notice and application forms from Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) were replaced on September 21, 2026, when the next set of Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (RTA) amendments from Bill 60 and Bill 97 took effect, and the Board says previous versions will no longer be accepted as of November 30, 2026. A saved copy of an N12, L1 or L2 has about five weeks left.

Which forms the cutoff covers

• Notices: N5 (interference or damage), N6 (illegal acts), N8 (end of term, including persistent late payment), N12 (landlord, purchaser or family member requires the unit) and N13 (demolition, repairs or conversion).
• Landlord applications: L1, L2, L9 and L10.
• Tenant application: T5 (notice given in bad faith).

The LTB's September 21 update lists these ten forms and the November 30 date. It does not address notices already served on an older version. Our advice: use the current version for anything you serve or file from now on, and if you recently served an older version, consider serving it again on the current form.

What about the N4?

The N4 is not on the November 30 list, but it changed as well. For notices given on or after September 21, the termination date must be at least 7 days after the notice is given, down from 14 (RTA s. 59(1)). The LTB has posted an updated N4, so use that version.

The rule changes behind the new forms

• N12 without compensation. For an own-use N12 served on or after September 21 with at least 120 days' notice, the landlord no longer has to pay one month's rent or offer another unit. RTA s. 48.1(2) also requires the termination date to fall at the end of a rental period or fixed term. Shorter notice keeps the old rule, and the exemption does not cover a purchaser's own-use N12.
• 60-day move-in. The landlord or other named person must normally move in within 60 days of the N12 termination date. Otherwise the Board presumes bad faith on a tenant's T5, which the landlord may rebut at the hearing. This does not apply to purchaser N12s.
• N13 right of first refusal. Once a tenant gives written notice of intent to return, the landlord must give the estimated completion date in writing without delay, report changes, confirm in writing when the unit is ready and allow 60 days to move back. The T5 deadline becomes two years after move-out or six months after the work ends, whichever is later.
• Half the arrears first. On an arrears application filed on or after September 21, a tenant who wants to raise other issues at the hearing must pay the landlord half the arrears claimed at least seven days before it (RTA s. 82(2)).
• Persistent late payment. Rent received more than seven days after the due date, at least three times in six months, now counts. A payment the landlord applied to another debt, such as arrears, is not treated as late.

The LTB also updated its Rules of Procedure, its Practice Direction on Evidence and Interpretation Guidelines 7, 10, 11 and 12.

What it means for landlords

As of November 30, the Board will not accept the previous versions of the ten listed forms. The rule changes matter too: a no-compensation N12 needs the full 120 days and a period-end date, and a landlord who misses the 60-day move-in starts a T5 hearing presumed to have acted in bad faith.

What it means for tenants

To raise repair or other issues at a non-payment hearing, plan to pay half the claimed arrears directly to the landlord at least seven days ahead and keep the receipt; the LTB says it cannot be paid to the Board in trust.

What to do now

• Delete saved copies of the ten listed forms and the N4, and download current ones from the LTB forms page.
• Move any drafted but unfiled application onto the current form before November 30.
• With a case under way, read the updated Guideline 11 or Guideline 12.

For background, see our guide to the 2026 Bill 60 and Bill 97 changes, the complete N12 guide and the 7-day N4 explained. The statutory text is in Schedule 12 of Bill 60 and Schedule 7 of Bill 97.