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Several changes to the Residential Tenancies Act and Landlord and Tenant Board processes under Bill 60 come into effect today, September 21, 2026.

Below is a breakdown of these changes, along with practical tips to help rental housing providers review their internal procedures, forms and record-keeping practices.

REMINDER: FRPO is hosting a webinar on September 29, 2026, to walk members through the changes and their operational implications. Register here.

Change #1: N4 notice period reduced to 7 days

The notice period for an N4 (Notice to End your Tenancy Early for Non-payment of Rent) is reduced from 14 days to 7 days.

What this means for housing providers: Revised arrears processes and termination-date calculations will need to be implemented to reflect the new timeline.

Change #2: New threshold for persistent late payment

The regulations now establish a prescribed threshold for persistent late payment. A tenant who pays rent more than seven days late at least three times within a six-month period will meet the prescribed threshold. Other patterns of late payment may also still qualify.

What this means for housing providers: Accurate and consistent rent-payment records will become even more important when pursuing an application based on persistent late payment.

Change #3: New requirements when tenants raise issues at an arrears hearing

A tenant who wants to raise an issue at a non-payment of rent hearing is now required to:

• provide the landlord with at least seven days’ advance notice; and
• pay the landlord 50% of the arrears claimed in the application by the required deadline.

What this means for housing providers: Housing providers attending an arrears hearing should come prepared with an up-to-date rent ledger and payment records showing whether the required payment was made and whether proper notice was provided.

Change #4: Changes to landlord’s own-use terminations

For landlord’s own-use applications, a landlord who provides the tenant with at least 120 days’ notice, rather than the minimum 60 days, is no longer required to compensate the tenant or offer another acceptable rental unit.

The landlord, eligible family member or caregiver must move into the unit within 60 days after the termination date in the notice or after the tenant vacates, whichever is later.

Failure to do so creates a presumption of bad faith unless the landlord can prove otherwise.

What this means for housing providers: Keep clear records that demonstrate the landlord, eligible family member or caregiver moved into the unit within the required timeframe.

Change #5: New requirements following renovations

Where a tenancy is terminated for major repairs or renovations and the tenant has exercised a right of first refusal, housing providers will have additional notification obligations.

Landlords will be required to provide written notice of:

• the estimated completion date;
• any changes to that estimated date; and
• the final date the unit is ready for reoccupancy.

Once the work is complete, the tenant must also be given at least 60 days to reoccupy the unit. The period in which a tenant may seek a remedy for a failure to honour their right of first refusal is also extended.

What this means for housing providers: Keep a clear written record of renovation timelines and all notices provided to the tenant, including any changes to the expected completion date and when the unit is ready for reoccupancy.

Change #6: Limits on postponing eviction orders

Bill 60 more clearly defines when the LTB can delay enforcement of an eviction order.

For own-use, purchaser’s own-use, demolition, conversion or major renovation applications, the LTB must consider whether a delay would be unfair to the landlord or other tenants.

For other types of evictions, the delay must not be unfair to the landlord or other tenants and there must be compelling reasons to delay enforcement.

What this means for housing providers: The threshold for postponing enforcement is more clearly defined, with greater consideration given to the impact of a delay on the landlord and other tenants.

Change #7: Limits on setting aside agreed-termination eviction orders

Bill 60 limits what the LTB can consider when reviewing a tenant’s request to set aside an eviction order request. The LTB may still consider concerns about how the agreement was made, such as whether the tenant understood what they were signing or was pressured into the agreement.

However, circumstances that arise only after the agreement was signed, such as the tenant later being unable to find another rental unit, cannot be relied upon to set aside the order.

What this means for housing providers: Clearly document how an agreement to terminate was reached and keep copies of the signed agreement and related communications.

Already in effect: July 1, 2026 changes

Housing providers are reminded that other Bill 60 changes took effect on July 1, 2026, including:

1. Reducing the deadline to request a review of an LTB order from 30 days to 15 days;
2. More clearly defined circumstances in which the LTB may review a final decision.
   
   

For more detailed information on these changes, as well as updated forms and Rules of Procedure, please consult the LTB’s Operational Update here.

If you have any questions about these changes, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Marielle Hossack, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, at mhossack@frpo.org.