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PART V SECURITY OF TENURE AND TERMINATION OF TENANCIES · Security of Tenure

s.62 — Termination for cause, damage

Residential Tenancies Act, 2006

In plain terms

A landlord may end a tenancy for undue damage; the tenant can usually avoid termination by repairing or paying within seven days (Form N5).

Official text

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62 (1) A landlord may give a tenant notice of termination of the tenancy if the tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person whom the tenant permits in the residential complex wilfully or negligently causes undue damage to the rental unit or the residential complex. (2) A notice of termination under this section shall, (a) provide a termination date not earlier than the 20th day after the notice is given; (b) set out the grounds for termination; and (c) require the tenant, within seven days, (i) to repair the damaged property or pay to the landlord the reasonable costs of repairing the damaged property, or (ii) to replace the damaged property or pay to the landlord the reasonable costs of replacing the damaged property, if it is not reasonable to repair the damaged property. (3) The notice of termination under this section is void if the tenant, within seven days after receiving the notice, complies with the requirement referred to in clause (2) (c) or makes arrangements satisfactory to the landlord to comply with that requirement.
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Reproduced from Ontario e-Laws under the King's Printer for Ontario (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 — June 1, 2026 (consolidation period to November 27, 2025). Always confirm the current version on e-Laws. General information, not legal advice.