Bill 60 Update – July 2026
Written by: Alexa Bain and Michelle Choe
Several amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, will come into effect throughout 2026, through the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 and the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023 – many of which will make eviction quicker and easier.
July 1, 2026 Changes
Request to Review an LTB Order Must be Submitted 15 Days After the Decision
You must submit a Request to Review an Order within 15 days of the decision if you believe the Board made a serious error, or if you missed the hearing through no fault of your own.
If you miss this 15-day deadline, you must file a Request to Extend Deadline alongside your review application. To do this, you must state why you missed the deadline (such as a medical emergency or not receiving the notice of hearing) and prove that you acted quickly once you found out. You must also explain why your case has strong merit and how the delay does not cause any unfairness to the landlord.
Notices to Terminate a Tenancy Must be Provided in a Board-Prescribed Form
If you or your landlord would like to end your tenancy, you both will need to use a Board-approved notice form. These forms can be found by following this link. Using homemade, typed letters, or emails instead of the official Board-approved template will not count as proper notice.
Settling Rental Arrears Matters without a Board Hearing Requires Filing a Payment Agreement Form
If you fall behind on rent, you and your landlord can agree to a repayment plan without going to an eviction hearing. Previously, this could be a text thread or written agreement using a Microsoft word document. Now, you must use the official LTB Rent Arrears Repayment Agreement form for it to be legally recognized by the Board. The new form can be found here.
Potential $100,000 Fine for RTA Offences
The penalties for RTA offences, including bad-faith evictions and illegal lockouts, have doubled; now $100,000 maximum fine for individuals and $500,000 for corporations.
New Rules Starting September 21, 2026
You Will Have 7 Days to Pay Arrears After Receiving Notice
Tenants given a Form N4: Notice to End your Tenancy for Non-payment of Rent must pay the arrears balance on the N4 within 7 days to void the notice.
Landlords can Waive their Compensation Requirement in Eviction for Personal Use Matters (Form N12)
Landlords do not have to provide any monetary compensation to a tenant if they give at least 120 days of advance notice. The standard 60-day Form N12 notice still requires Landlords to provide one month’s rent compensation.
Landlord’s Must Notify Tenants Who Want to Re-Occupy a Unit After Renovations or Repairs are Complete
If you must move out of your unit for major renovations or repairs, you have the right to move back into your unit at your original rent. This is called the right of first refusal. To engage this right, you must notify your landlord in writing that you want to re-occupy your unit before you move out. After moving out, your landlord is required to give you regular written updates about the renovation progress and completion dates. Once the work is fully finished, your landlord must give you at least 60 days’ notice to move back in.
Other Upcoming Changes (No Official Effective Date Yet)
To Raise your Own Issues During Non-Payment Hearings, you Must Pay Half of the Arrears Claimed by your Landlord
Tenants wishing to raise their own issues, such as outstanding maintenance or landlord harassment, during a non-payment of rent eviction hearing must now pay at least 50% of the claimed rent arrears to the Board or landlord before the hearing takes place.
Definition of Persistently Late Payments of Rent
The Board will define what it means for a tenant to pay their rent late “persistently” under new regulations. These upcoming regulations, which have not been determined yet, may potentially restrict the Board’s power to consider the circumstances surrounding why a tenant has been struggling to pay their rent on time.
New Limits to When an Order Can Be Set Aside
The Board’s power to “set-aside” an eviction order that was issued without a hearing (e.g. an order resulting from a breach of agreed upon conditions or repayment plan) will be limited to certain circumstances and considerations. These circumstances and considerations have not been defined yet, but may impact when a tenant can ask the Board to not allow an eviction order to go through when a breach of conditions may or may have not occurred.
New Limits to the Board’s Power to Delay or Refuse an Eviction
The Board has the ability to refuse or delay an eviction for Tenants when it is not unfair to do so. Now the Board will have defined limits and conditions for when they can use this power. The new limits and conditions have not been set yet.
Read our Bill 60 Tip Sheet for Tenants to learn about the July 1, 2026 changes.