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

s.66 — Termination for cause, act impairs safety

Residential Tenancies Act, 2006

In plain terms

A landlord may end a tenancy where the tenant wilfully or negligently causes serious damage, or seriously impairs safety — with no chance to fix it (Form N7).

Official text

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66 (1) A landlord may give a tenant notice of termination of the tenancy if, (a) an act or omission of the tenant, another occupant of the rental unit or a person permitted in the residential complex by the tenant seriously impairs or has seriously impaired the safety of any person; and (b) the act or omission occurs in the residential complex. (2) A notice of termination under this section shall provide a termination date not earlier than the 10th day after the notice is given and shall set out the grounds for termination.

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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.