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

s.79 — Abandonment of rental unit

Residential Tenancies Act, 2006

Official text

79 If a landlord believes that a tenant has abandoned a rental unit, the landlord may apply to the Board for an order terminating the tenancy. Eviction Orders

How s.79 is applied at the LTB Read real Ontario LTB orders & case law citing this section.

← Previous s.78 Application based on previou...

Next → s.80 Effective date of order

Free Ontario landlord & tenant forms

Download the official LTB forms and our plain-English templates — emailed instantly.

Browse all forms

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.