N1 & N2 — Rent Increases
About This Service
Raising the rent in Ontario is a regulated act, not a letter. Most units require the N1 Notice of Rent Increase, at least 90 days' written notice, a full 12 months since the last increase, and an amount within the annual guideline unless the LTB has approved more. Units first occupied after November 15, 2018 are exempt from the guideline and use the N2 — but the notice and timing rules still apply. Get any of it wrong and the increase is void: the tenant can simply keep paying the old rent, or pay the new amount and later claim the difference back. Carli confirms which form your unit takes, calculates the earliest lawful effective date, and prepares a notice that holds up.
What Landlords Need to Know
- Minimum 90 days' written notice on the correct form
- At least 12 months since the last increase or the start of the tenancy
- Guideline cap applies unless the unit is exempt or the LTB approves more
- An invalid increase is unenforceable — and collectable back by the tenant
- Above-guideline increases (AGI) need an L5 application with evidence
Why Landlords Use a Paralegal
The Residential Tenancies Act is unforgiving of paperwork errors. A notice with the wrong termination date, an arrears figure a few dollars off, or an application that doesn't match its notice gets dismissed at the hearing — after months in the LTB's queue — and the clock starts over. Tenants have free Tenant Duty Counsel available at every hearing; landlords who represent themselves are often the least protected person in the room.
Paralegals regulated by the Law Society of Ontario are fully authorized to represent landlords before the Landlord and Tenant Board. LTB hearings are held by video in Zoom hearing rooms, so Carli represents landlords across Ontario from her Burlington practice — professional advocacy at a fraction of the cost of a lawyer.
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