Notices
Notice to End your Tenancy at the End of the Term
N8 notice for persistent late payment
Since September 21, 2026, persistent late payment has a definition: rent paid more than seven days late at least three times in six months. The N8 ends the tenancy at the end of a period or term, on 60 days' notice, and the ledger is the evidence.
$383.50+ HST · $433.36 with HST
Schedule of details, Certificate of Service and regular mail included.
- Notice period60 days
- Ends onThe last day of a period or term
- Late means7+ days, 3 times in 6 months
The timeline
How an N8 plays out
- Day 1
The N8 is mailed
With every late payment listed.
- 60+ days
Termination date
The last day of a rental period or the lease term, at least 60 days away, plus mail days.
- Within 30 days
L2
File no later than 30 days after the termination date.
Included
What the price covers
- Your ledger checked against the new definition
- Each late payment listed on a schedule
- Prepared on the Board's N8 (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
- Your rent ledger for at least the last six months, with the date each payment arrived
The 2026 definition
The Board's brochure says persistent late payment includes rent paid more than seven days after its due date at least three times within six months. A payment you applied to another debt, such as arrears, isn't late for this purpose. The tenant doesn't need to owe rent when you apply, and the Board can't order rent owing on this ground alone.
Other N8 reasons
- The tenant no longer qualifies for subsidized housing
- A condominium purchase agreement for the unit was terminated
- Employment that came with the unit has ended
- An agreed period of rehabilitative or therapeutic services has ended
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 N8
All questionsWhat counts as persistent late payment in Ontario?
Since September 21, 2026, rent paid more than seven days after it's due at least three times within six months, not counting payments the landlord applied to another debt such as arrears.
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 N8 instructions
- LTB brochure: How a Landlord Can End a Tenancy (updated September 21, 2026)
- Tribunals Ontario: legislative changes at the Board, 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.