4. Respond to any papers from your landlord
Question and answer
What can happen if I do not pay my rent on time?Notices
If your landlord has given you a Notice to end your , read it carefully to see if there is a way for you to cancel the before your landlord takes the next step and applies to the (LTB).
For example, if the notice is for non-payment of rent, you can cancel it by paying the rent within the time limit.
Applications to the Landlord and Tenant Board
To you, your landlord must start an after giving you a Notice.
You might get an LTB form with a title that starts with “Application to evict a tenant”, “Application to end a tenancy” or “Application to collect money”, especially Forms L1, L2, or L10.
Applications to evict a tenant or end a tenancy
This means your landlord has applied to the LTB to have you evicted.
You will have to do at least one of the following:
- pay the rent you owe plus the landlord's costs
- make an agreement with your landlord
- go to a hearing
- move out
If you do nothing, the LTB will probably make an eviction order against you.
Use CLEO's free Eviction Solution Explorer to learn what you can do if your landlord wants to evict you because you owe rent. It can help you build defences, make a payment plan, and create speaking notes for your hearing.
Applications to collect rent
If you get a Form L9: Application to Collect Rent the Tenant Owes, it means your landlord is asking the LTB to make you pay but not to have you evicted.
You will have to do at least one of the following:
If you get a Form L10: Application to Collect Money a Former Tenant Owes, it means your landlord is asking the LTB to make you pay rent you owe, after you have already moved out of the rental unit.
You will have to go to a hearing, even if you make an agreement with your landlord. You will not get a notice like an N4 before your landlord files this application. You will just get the application and the Notice of Hearing.