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N12 Form Ontario: Landlord or Purchaser Own Use Notice

Fill out the Ontario LTB N12 online. We count the 60 days from the deemed service date, roll the termination date to the end of a rental period so the notice is not void, tell you when the one month of compensation is waived, and include the Certificate of Service.

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Step 1 of 4: Parties

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Appears in the signature section of the notice.

Enter each tenant on its own line.

Before you start

  • An N12 needs at least 60 days’ notice, and the termination date must be the last day of a rental period.
  • You must name one person who will move in and live there for at least a year.
  • You owe one month of rent as compensation, unless you give 120 days’ notice on your own-use notice.
  • Have the tenant names, the unit address, and the day rent is due ready.

This tool fills the official LTB form for your convenience. It is not legal advice. Read our disclaimer.

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How to get the N12 form free

Three ways to get a compliant N12, two of them free:

  • Official blank PDF. Download the free N12 form straight from Tribunals Ontario and fill it out by hand. Counting the 60 days and finding the right period end is on you.
  • Free in the app trial. Every LTB notice, the N12 included, is free during the 30-day OntarioLandlord trial, with the termination date worked out from the tenancy you already have on file.
  • From $7 with this generator. No signup needed. It counts the notice period from the deemed service date, rolls the termination date to a lawful period end, tells you when compensation is waived, and includes the Certificate of Service.

New to the N12? Read the full N12 guide for the occupancy deadline, the bad-faith rules and what voids a notice. Filing afterwards needs the affidavit and two-year disclosure.

N12 form FAQ

At least 60 days, and the termination date must also be the last day of a rental period, which is usually the day before rent is due. Both have to be true. A date that clears the 60 days but lands mid-period makes the notice void, and the Board cannot cure it. On a fixed-term lease the date has to be the last day of the term.
One month of rent, payable before the termination date. It is waived only where the notice is for the landlord's own use and the termination date is at least 120 days out. A purchaser's own use notice owes the month however much notice you give, which is the trap most people hit.
Mail adds 5 days of deemed service before the 60 days start counting, and then the date still has to roll forward to the end of a rental period. That can cost a whole extra month compared with handing it over, which this generator shows you before you commit to a date.
Yourself, your spouse, your child, your parent, your spouse’s child or your spouse’s parent, or a person who provides care services to one of them. For a purchaser’s own use the same list applies to the purchaser. Only one intended occupant needs to be named, even if others move in with them.
The blank N12 is a free download from Tribunals Ontario. Having this generator fill it, work out the termination date and include the Certificate of Service costs $19, or it is free during the 30-day OntarioLandlord trial.
If the tenant has not moved out you file an L2 application with the LTB. That filing needs an affidavit from the person moving in and a disclosure of any N12 you have given in the past two years, neither of which is served with the notice itself.