N12: Notice to End your Tenancy — Landlord, Purchaser or Family Member Requires the Unit
Own-use termination. Heavily litigated: good faith is the whole ballgame, and bad-faith N12s carry penalties up to a year's rent plus fines.
The current rules
Termination date at least 60 days out, on the last day of a rental period/term.
The named person must genuinely intend to occupy for at least 12 months.
One month's compensation (or an acceptable alternative unit) before the termination date.
For purchaser's own use: the sale agreement must exist and the buyer signs a declaration.
BILL 60 — AWAITING PROCLAMATION
1 month's rent → $0 at exactly 120 days
Give 120 days' notice aligned to the end of term and skip the compensation payment. The timing has to be exact — that's what software is for.
What voids it
Compensation not paid by the termination date.
A termination date that isn't the end of a period/term.
Good-faith doubts — relisting the unit shortly after is how landlords end up paying the tenant.
Get the N12 right, every time
LTB Compliance drafts every notice against the rules in force today, verifies every
date, and requires a statutory compliance checklist sign-off before anything is generated or served — already
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