Notices
Notice to End your Tenancy Because the Landlord Wants to Demolish, Repair or Convert the Rental Unit
N13 notice for renovation, demolition or conversion
An N13 ends a tenancy for demolition, a change of use, or repairs so extensive the unit must be empty. It gives 120 days, carries compensation, and for repairs it's void without a qualified person's report. Several cities add their own licence within seven days.
$383.50+ HST · $433.36 with HST
Schedule of details, Certificate of Service and regular mail included.
- Notice period120 days
- RepairsQualified person's report
- Some citiesLicence within 7 days
The timeline
How an N13 plays out
- Before
Permits and report
For repairs, a qualified person's report that the unit must be vacant.
- Day 1
The N13 is mailed
With a termination date at the end of a period or term.
- 7 days
City licence, where required
Toronto, Hamilton, London, Mississauga and others require an application within seven days.
- 120+ days
Termination date
Compensation is due as the Act sets it.
Included
What the price covers
- The plan, permits and report checked first
- Details written on a schedule to the notice
- Prepared on the Board's N13 (2026/09)
- Mailed to the tenant
- Certificate of Service
From you
What the paralegal needs
- The rental's address and unit
- Every tenant's full name, as on the lease
- The landlord's legal name, as on title
- A copy of the lease
- The building permit, if issued
- For repairs: the qualified person's report
- The number of residential units in the building
Compensation
- Repairs, 4 units or fewer: one month's rent or another acceptable unit; a returning tenant is paid rent for the repair period, up to one month
- Repairs, 5 units or more: three months' rent or another acceptable unit; a returning tenant, up to three months
- Demolition or conversion: one month (fewer than 5 units) or three months (5 or more), or another acceptable unit
The right to return
A tenant who tells you in writing that they want to return after repairs has that right, at no more than the rent you could have charged without the interruption, and you must give at least 60 days' notice before the unit is ready.
What comes next
If the tenant doesn't leave
- Prices are before 13% HST. The Board's filing fees are added at cost, with no HST.
- Every notice includes serving it and the Certificate of Service. Courier, process serving and printing are extra.
- A hearing brief and a return hearing, when a case needs them, are charged separately.
- Our team serves N4 and N1 notices; the other legal work is done by a licensed paralegal that Tenant.ca arranges. Tenant.ca isn't a law firm.
Questions
About the N13
All questionsDoes an N13 need a report?
For repairs or renovations, yes: the Board's brochure says the notice must include a report from a qualified person that the work requires vacant possession, or the notice is void.
Notices
- N4 notice for rent not paid
- N1 rent increase notice
- N2 rent increase notice for a partly exempt unit
- N5 notice for damage, interference or overcrowding
- N6 notice for an illegal act or misrepresented income
- N7 notice for wilful damage, serious damage or safety
- N8 notice for persistent late payment
- N12 notice for your own use or a buyer's
- N13 notice for renovation, demolition or conversion
- N9: a tenant's notice to end the tenancy
- N11 agreement to end the tenancy
- Every price
Sources
- LTB Form N13 instructions
- LTB brochure: How a Landlord Can End a Tenancy (updated September 21, 2026)
- Residential Tenancies Act, 2006
This page is general information, not legal advice. It reflects the Board's forms, instructions and brochures as read on November 13, 2026. The licensed paralegal who takes on your file advises on your situation. Tenant.ca arranges the work and isn't a law firm.