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N8 Form Ontario: Notice for Persistent Late Rent

Fill out the Ontario LTB N8 for a tenant who keeps paying rent late. We list the late payments the way the form asks, count the 60 days from the deemed service date, land the termination date on the end of a rental period, and include the Certificate of Service.

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Appears in the signature section of the notice.

Enter each tenant on its own line.

Before you start

  • This generator fills the N8 for one reason: the tenant has persistently paid rent late.
  • An N8 needs at least 60 days’ notice, and the termination date must be the last day of a rental period.
  • Have the dates rent was due and the dates it was actually paid ready, for at least two late payments.
  • 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 N8 form free

Three ways to get a compliant N8, two of them free:

  • Official blank PDF. Download the free N8 form straight from Tribunals Ontario and fill it out by hand. Listing the late payments and finding the right period end is on you.
  • Free in the app trial. Every LTB notice, the N8 included, is free during the 30-day OntarioLandlord trial, with the late payments worked out from the tenancy you already have on file.
  • $19 with this generator. No signup needed. It lists the late payments with their periods and amounts, counts the notice period from the deemed service date, rolls the termination date to a lawful period end, and includes the Certificate of Service.

Not sure the lateness is enough? Read the persistently late rent guide for the definition, what to keep as evidence and what happens at the hearing.

N8 form FAQ

The LTB treats rent as persistently late when it is paid more than 7 days after the due date, at least 3 times within a 6-month period. A payment does not count if it was late only because you applied it to another amount the tenant owed, such as rent arrears. The rule is a definition, not a limit: lateness that does not fit it can still be found persistent.
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. On a fixed-term lease the date cannot be earlier than the last day of the term. When you count the days you do not include the day you give the notice.
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 push the date to the next period end, a month later than handing it over, which this generator shows you before you commit to a date.
The LTB asks for when rent is due, the dates the tenant paid, the amount the tenant failed to pay and what periods those payments were for. This generator asks for exactly that for each late payment and writes it into the details box for you, oldest first.
No. The N8 has five reasons, from public housing eligibility to a terminated condominium purchase. This generator fills the first one, persistently late rent, which is the one landlords use. For the others, fill the official form yourself.
No, only monthly and yearly tenancies. A weekly or daily rental period ends on a weekday, and the notice period is shorter, so a date worked out the monthly way would be wrong and the notice void. Use the official form and count it yourself.
The blank N8 is a free download from Tribunals Ontario. Having this generator fill it, list the late payments, work out the termination date and include the Certificate of Service costs $19, or it is free during the 30-day OntarioLandlord trial.
You can apply to the LTB for an order to end the tenancy straight after giving the notice, using an L2 application with a copy of the N8 and a Certificate of Service. The LTB then sets a hearing where you have to prove what the notice says.