N4: Notice to End a Tenancy Early for Non-payment of Rent
The first step in collecting arrears through the LTB — and the form the Board scrutinizes hardest. About 73% of Ontario eviction proceedings start here.
The current rules
Termination date at least 14 days after service (7 days for daily/weekly tenancies).
The amount claimed must be rent only — no late fees, NSF charges, utilities or damages.
The arrears must be accurate to the dollar as of the stated date.
If the tenant pays in full before the termination date, the notice is void — that's how it's designed.
BILL 60 — AWAITING PROCLAMATION
14 days → 7 days
File your L1 a full week earlier — but only once proclaimed. Until then, 14 days stands and a 7-day notice is fatal to your application.
What voids it
A $1 error in the arrears claimed.
Including non-rent charges (late fees, NSF fees) in the amount.
Serving with fewer than 14 days' notice — including serving 7 days under Bill 60 before that section is in force.
Wrong rental-period dates or missing co-tenants.
Get the N4 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
managing compliance for 1,600+ units across 200+ Ontario properties.
Free for your first 5 units · We also email you the day a Bill 60 section is proclaimed.