On November 24, 2025, the Ontario Government passed a final vote on Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act. Schedule 12 of the Bill includes changes to Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) that affect both landlords and tenants.

The following changes are now in effect:

• Notices of termination must be in a form approved by the LTB, unless a specific form is prescribed by regulation. If a notice form is prescribed, landlords must use that form.
• Landlords are no longer be required to provide one month’s rent compensation when evicting tenants for “personal use,” provided they give 120 day’s notice and use a termination date that falls on the last day of the rental period or the end of the fixed term.
• If a landlord evicts a tenant for personal use, the intended new occupant has to move in within 60 days, or the eviction is presumed to be in bad faith.
• The review period for tenants to appeal Landlord Tenant Board (LTB) decisions is now 15 days, down from 30.
• Renters are no longer allowed to raise new issues, such as complaints about maintenance failures or landlord harassment, at LTB rent arrears hearings unless they provide proper advance notice. They must pay about 50% of the alleged arrears up front to fully argue those issues at the hearing.
• If a tenant misses a rent payment and the landlord serves an N4 for non-payment of rent the tenant now has seven days instead of 14 days to pay. If they don’t, the landlord can apply for an eviction.
• The RTA now has a formal definition of “persistent late payment,” instead of leaving it open. Late rent is now officially “persistent” if a tenant pays more than seven days late on at least three different occasions over any six-month period.

Help for Tenants

A criminal record will affect your ability to be approved for a residential lease. To erase your criminal record, learn more at Pardon Partners. It’s easier than you think.

If you are having financial problems, it may be difficult to rent an apartment or condominium. You can get help to clear your debt and repair your credit. For easy-to-understand debt solutions on your terms, contact our preferred experts 4Pillars and rebuild your financial future. With 60 locations across Canada, they will help you design a debt repayment plan and guide you with compassionate advice. No judgment. For help, visit 4Pillars or call toll-free 1-250-410-3963 .

If you are a Tenant, you can add your monthly rent payment to your credit report using FrontLobby. This can:

• Contribute to improving your credit score (Renters have reported 33pts to 84pts jumps)
• Help establish a positive credit history with a new rent tradeline
• Improve your access to credit related rewards (better bank loans, credit cards, mortgage rates)

Help for Landlords & Property Managers

For legal advice and assistance with a residential tenancy and applications to the Landlord and Tenant Board, contact our preferred Landlord and Tenant experts Nicola (Nick) Giannantonio Legal Services .

If you are a Landlord or Property Manager, you can report rent payments to Credit Bureaus and screen Tenants using FrontLobby. This can:

• Attract financially responsible applicants interested in building credit with their rent
• Decrease rent delinquencies (Landlords have reported 92% reductions) and recover unpaid rent
• Reduce Tenant turnover and improve monthly cash flow

								
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