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N5 Form Ontario: Interference, Damage or Overcrowding Notice

Fill out the Ontario LTB N5 for a tenant who is interfering with others, damaging the unit or overcrowding it. We apply the first or second notice rules, count the days from the deemed service date, and include the Certificate of Service.

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Step 1 of 5: Parties

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Appears in the signature section of the notice.

Enter each tenant on its own line.

Before you start

  • A first N5 needs at least 20 days’ notice, and the tenant has 7 days to put things right. A second needs 14 days and cannot be voided.
  • A second N5 is only allowed if you gave a first one, and the conduct happened more than 7 days but less than 6 months after it.
  • For damage, have your estimate of what it costs to repair or replace. For overcrowding, know how many people the by-law allows.
  • Have dates, times and facts for up to 3 events, the tenant names and the unit address ready.

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How to get the N5 form free

Three ways to get a compliant N5, two of them free:

Official blank PDF

Download the free N5 form straight from Tribunals Ontario and fill it out by hand. Choosing first or second and counting the days is on you.

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Every LTB notice, the N5 included, is free during the 30-day OntarioLandlord trial, with the notice prepared from the tenancy you already have on file.

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No signup needed. It applies the first or second notice rules, counts the days from the deemed service date, prints the right boxes and amounts, and includes the Certificate of Service.

Not sure the N5 is the right notice? Read the N5 guide for what counts as interference or damage and how the first and second notices work, or the eviction notice guide to compare the other forms.

N5 form FAQ

A first N5 needs a termination date at least 20 days after you give it, and the tenant has 7 days to stop the activity or put the problem right. If they do, the notice is void. A second N5 needs at least 14 days, cannot be voided, and lets you apply to the LTB straight away. You can only give a second one if you gave a first, and the conduct in the second happened more than 7 days but less than 6 months after the first.
20 days for a first N5 and 14 days for a second, counted from the day after you give the notice. If you mail or courier it, the LTB adds days before the count starts: 5 for mail. This generator counts it from the deemed service date and will not accept an earlier termination date.
Three things: a tenant, guest or occupant who substantially interferes with another tenant’s or your reasonable enjoyment of the building or another lawful right; wilful or negligent damage to the unit or the building; or more people living in the unit than health, safety or housing standards allow. You can tick more than one reason on the same notice.
By putting it right within 7 days of receiving it. For interference, that means stopping the behaviour. For damage, repairing or replacing the property, paying your estimate of what that costs, or making arrangements you accept. For overcrowding, reducing the number of people to the number you state. If they do, you cannot apply to the LTB to evict them on that notice.
No. The form says an N5 cannot be both voidable and non-voidable at the same time, even for different reasons. Each notice is either a first N5 or a second one, and every reason on it follows that choice.
The date and time and the specific facts of each event, as precisely as you can. For damage on a first N5 you also state the reasonable cost to repair, or to replace it where repair is not possible. For overcrowding you identify how many people you believe live in the unit and the law or by-law used to work out the maximum. The form has room for 3 events, and so does this generator.
The blank N5 is a free download from Tribunals Ontario. Having this generator fill it, apply the first or second notice rules, work out the earliest termination date and include the Certificate of Service costs $19, or it is free during the 30-day OntarioLandlord trial.
On a first N5, if the tenant does not put things right within 7 days you can apply to the LTB for an order to evict them. On a second N5 you can apply straight away. The tenant does not have to move out because they received the notice: the LTB schedules a hearing where you have to prove the claims in the notice and the application.