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Do not move out and do not ignore it. A notice on its own does not end your tenancy or force you to leave: the landlord still needs an order from the Board, and only the Sheriff can enforce one. Check the dates and the form carefully, and if it is an N4 for unpaid rent, know that paying everything owing before the landlord files makes it void. Get advice early, because your options narrow at each stage.

It depends on the order. For an arrears order, paying the full amount before the order becomes enforceable voids it, and paying after that but before the Sheriff acts lets you bring a motion to set it aside, once per tenancy, which stays the order. If the Board evicted you without a hearing because of an agreement, your own notice, or a breached settlement or order, you can file a motion to set it aside within 10 days, which stays the order. You can also ask the Board to review an order, within 15 days for orders issued since 1 July 2026, though a stay is not automatic, or appeal to the Divisional Court within 30 days, but only on a question of law. Filing the appeal stays the order automatically, although the court can lift the stay.

It turns on the reason. An N4 for unpaid rent given on or after 21 September 2026 can name a termination date as early as 7 days after it is given, though the tenant does not have to leave unless the Board orders it. An N12 for the landlord's or a buyer's own use needs at least 60 days and must end on the last day of a rental period, or at the end of a fixed term. An N13 for demolition or major renovations needs at least 120 days and the same end date. A rent increase needs 90 days' written notice.

No. A landlord can take back a unit only if the tenant has moved out or abandoned it, or a Board order authorizes it, and the order is enforced by the Court Enforcement Office, not by the landlord. Changing the locks without giving the tenant new keys is prohibited, and offences under the Act carry fines of up to $100,000 for an individual and $500,000 for a corporation.

You can represent yourself at the Board, and for most hearings a licensed paralegal is a cost-effective choice. If the matter goes to the Divisional Court on appeal, a paralegal cannot currently represent you there: you can act for yourself or hire a lawyer, and a corporate landlord needs a lawyer unless the court allows otherwise. Remember that even when you win, the Board caps what the other side pays toward your representation at $700.

The 2027 guideline is 1.9 per cent, down from 2.1 per cent in 2026. Your landlord also needs to give 90 days' written notice and wait 12 months from the last increase. The guideline does not apply to units in buildings where no part was occupied for residential purposes on or before 15 November 2018, so check when your building was first lived in.

Yes. Commercial leases fall outside the Residential Tenancies Act and the Board altogether. They are governed by the Commercial Tenancies Act and by what the lease itself says, and disputes go to the courts, usually the Superior Court of Justice, unless the lease sends them to arbitration. Leases are often prepared by the landlord's side, so personal guarantees, repair obligations, default terms and demolition clauses are the places a review earns its fee.

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