LTB forms for landlords: which notice and which application to use

Which form you need

Find your situation, give the notice in the second column, and apply with the form in the last column if the tenant doesn't pay, fix the problem or move out. Notice periods are for notices given on or after September 21, 2026. If you're re-renting after a tenant leaves, our tenant placement service can find the next one.

File an L2 or L3 no later than 30 days after the termination date. The L1 has no deadline, but you can't file it before the day after the N4's termination date.

N12 and N13 rules. For an N12 served on or after September 21, 2026 because you or your family will move in, no compensation is owed if you give at least 120 days' notice ending on the last day of a rental period or term; otherwise you pay one month's rent or offer another unit the tenant accepts. A buyer can use an N12 only in a building with 3 units or fewer. An N13 for repairs must come with a qualified professional's report saying the unit has to be empty, and in Toronto and Hamilton the City also requires a renovation licence.

What changed on September 21, 2026

• Updated forms: the N4, N5, N6, N8, N12, N13, L1, L2, L9, L10 and T5. The LTB refuses the old versions as of November 30, 2026, so download a fresh copy each time.
• N4: 7 days' notice for every tenancy, down from 14 for monthly and yearly ones.
• N8: persistent late payment now means rent paid more than 7 days late at least 3 times in 6 months.
• N12: no compensation for your own use with at least 120 days' notice.
• Rent arrears hearings: a tenant who wants to raise other issues must first pay you half the arrears claimed, at least 7 days before the hearing.

Our landlord rights guide covers these changes in more detail.

Fees and how to file

Applications are filed through the Tribunals Ontario Portal, by mail or courier, or in person at ServiceOntario, and LTB fees aren't refunded. An L1 needs a copy of the N4 and a Certificate of Service; each form's instructions list what else to include.

When the tenant ends the tenancy

• N9, the tenant's notice: at least 60 days, ending on the last day of a rental period or of the fixed term (28 days for a daily or weekly tenancy). A tenant leaving at the end of February must give notice by January 1, and at the end of March by February 1.
• N11, an agreement to end the tenancy: you and the tenant can agree on any date. You can't force a tenant to sign one, or make signing it a condition of renting, except in a few cases such as student residences.
• N15: a tenant who fears sexual or domestic violence can end the tenancy with 28 days' notice.

If the tenant doesn't leave by the date, apply with an L3 within 30 days. Once you have an N9 or a signed N11, you can show the unit to prospective tenants between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. without written notice, after trying to tell the tenant first, so the next tenant can be lined up before the move-out. Our tenant placement service can start listing the unit as soon as you have the notice.

Rent increase forms

• N1: the usual notice of a rent increase, given at least 90 days ahead, no more than once every 12 months.
• N2: the notice for a unit that's partly exempt from rent control.
• N10: an agreement with the tenant to an increase above the guideline, in specific cases.
• L5: an application to the LTB for an increase above the guideline.

The guideline is 2.1% for 2026 and 1.9% for 2027. A unit not occupied for residential purposes on or before November 15, 2018 has no cap on the amount. Our rent increase guide has the details.

How often each application is used

Ontario publishes the LTB's orders as open data. Of the 51,756 files with orders issued from January to July 2026, these are the applications that came up most:

A file can include more than one application, so it can count in more than one row. Unpaid rent dominates: more than half of all files included an L1. Nearly one in ten included an L4, which a landlord files when a tenant breaks the conditions of a settlement or order, such as a payment plan.

Counts are Zola's, from the LTB Order Catalogue on Ontario's Data Catalogue: orders issued January to July 2026, counted October 20, 2026. The catalogue leaves out orders under a confidentiality order.

Where to get the forms, and help

Download forms only from Tribunals Ontario's Forms, filing and fees page, and read the instructions that come with each one: an old saved copy of an updated form is refused as of November 30, 2026. The LTB's brochures explain each process in plain language.

Before you sign your next lease, our free LTB record search checks an applicant's name and past addresses against the LTB's published orders.

For advice about your own case, talk to a lawyer or paralegal. Zola doesn't prepare, serve or file LTB forms; we find, screen and sign tenants.

Sources

• Tribunals Ontario, Forms, filing and fees (form list and fees, October 2026)
• Landlord and Tenant Board, How a Landlord Can End a Tenancy
• Landlord and Tenant Board, How a Tenant Can End Their Tenancy
• Landlord and Tenant Board, If a Tenant Does Not Pay Rent (updated September 21, 2026)
• Tribunals Ontario, LTB operational update: legislative changes effective September 21, 2026
• Ontario Data Catalogue, LTB Order Catalogue (orders issued January to July 2026; counted by Zola October 20, 2026)