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The N1 Pre-flight Checklist
Nine checks before any Ontario rent increase notice, in the order that catches errors earliest — control status, the 12-month rule, the year-matching rule that matters most this fall (two guidelines are live: 2.1% for 2026 effective dates, 1.9% for 2027), the 90-day math with every 2027 date's last serve day in one table, the exact amount, the fresh form, valid service, and the two diary entries that start next year's pre-flight automatically. Updated for the 1.9% year, July 30, 2026.
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- The year-matching rule: the effective date — not the serve date — picks 2.1% or 1.9%
- Every 2027 date's last serve day in one table — January 1 means October 3, 2026
- The exact math: $2,000 at 1.9% is $2,038.00 — above that is an AGI, not a bigger N1
- The cohort habit: serve every unit on one day and next year administers itself
- The wrong-year trap and why it fails quietly — the cheapest proofread in the portfolio
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