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Guides for Ontario landlords

The questions a self-managing landlord types the week something goes wrong, answered plainly, with the dates and numbers the Landlord and Tenant Board actually uses. General information, not legal advice.

N4 notice in Ontario: what it is, when it can be served, the dates
What an N4 is, when you can serve it, how the termination date is counted (14 days, then 7 from September 21, 2026) and what happens if the tenant pays.
Ontario rent increase guideline 2026: 2.1%, the 90-day N1 rule, the 12-month rule
The 2026 Ontario rent increase guideline is 2.1%. How to work out the new rent, the 90-day N1 notice rule and the 12-month rule between increases.
The Ontario Standard Lease (Form 2229E): what goes in it and what you cannot add
Ontario's mandatory Standard Lease, Form 2229E: who must use it, what it covers, deposits, the additional-terms trap and what happens when the term ends.
A tenant gave notice: the N9, 60 days and the end of the rental period
What a valid N9 looks like, why the 60 days must end on the last day of a rental period, what you can do meanwhile, and how to re-let the unit fast.
Your rental is sitting empty in Ontario: a 14-day plan
A 14-day plan to fill an empty Ontario rental: reprice, reshoot, post everywhere, answer in five minutes, self-booked viewings, screening, e-signed lease.
Tracking rent by Interac e-Transfer without a spreadsheet
Track e-Transfer rent without a spreadsheet: auto-forward the bank email, match it to the lease, catch late rent early and keep tax-ready records.

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