Good-faith evidence

Ontario N12 Bad-Faith Risk Checklist

Name: Ontario N12 Bad-Faith Risk Checklist
Author: usecos.app Research & Engineering

Organize Ontario N12 good-faith occupation records, one-year use prompts, sale or re-rental red flags, and T5 exposure reminders before serving or filing.

Researched by usecos.app Research & Engineering · Official sources verified 2026-08-01

Direct answer

An Ontario N12 should be served only where the stated person genuinely needs the rental unit for residential occupation and the evidence can support that purpose if challenged. Before serving, check the official N12 reason, the named occupant, timing, compensation path, communications, post-vacancy plans, and records that could matter in an LTB hearing or later T5 bad-faith claim.

Official form boundary. This helper creates a preparation summary only. It does not replace a current LTB notice, application, service rule, hearing direction, order, lawyer, or licensed paralegal.

Bad-faith risk readiness

Use this as a record prompt before serving or filing. It does not decide whether the notice is in good faith.

The intended occupant and relationship match an N12-eligible reasonThe plan is residential occupation, not only sale, renovation, pressure, or rent resetCommunications do not contradict the stated own-use reasonAdvertising, re-rental, sale, or renovation plans have been reviewed for T5 riskMove-in timing, intended length of occupation, and practical evidence are documentedGood-faith evidence is saved separately from this browser checklistThe N12 date checker has been used for timing and compensation promptsA lawyer or licensed paralegal review is planned for uncertain facts

Methodology and assumptions

Checklist prompts are derived from Form N12, N12 instructions, LTB Guideline 12, RTA personal-use provisions, and LTB evidence guidance.
The page separates pre-service intent records from post-vacancy conduct because both can become relevant if the notice is challenged.
September 21, 2026 prompts are limited to the statutory changes already reflected in the N12 date checker and official Ontario in-force order.
Completion status counts selected records only and does not decide good faith or bad faith.

Important limitations

Does not predict whether an N12, L2, or T5 application will succeed.
Does not decide whether the intended occupant actually moved in, stayed long enough, or used the unit consistently with the notice.
Does not calculate damages, administrative fines, abatement, moving costs, rent differential, or other possible T5 remedies.
Does not replace legal advice from a lawyer or licensed paralegal.

Official sources and verification links

Confirm the current Ontario rule, LTB form, filing instruction, or evidence direction before serving a notice or filing an application.

Form N12 noticeCurrent LTB Form N12 notice for landlord, purchaser, or qualifying family own-use termination.Form N12 instructionsOfficial N12 instructions on the 60-day minimum, rental-period alignment, compensation, service, tenant 10-day option, and L2 timing.LTB Interpretation Guideline 12Official guideline on personal-use eviction, compensation, purchaser own-use, good faith, and L2 hearing issues.LTB: how a landlord can end a tenancyOfficial LTB table for N12 landlord and purchaser own-use notices, L2 applications, compensation, and tenant response options.Residential Tenancies Act, 2006Ontario statute governing rent increases, deposits, notices, applications, hearings, and orders.Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025Ontario statute amending RTA section 48.1 with the 120-day landlord-own-use compensation exception.Order in Council 618/2026Ontario order naming September 21, 2026 for Schedule 12 sections 2, 4 and 14 to come into force.LTB practice direction on evidenceOfficial evidence disclosure direction, including portal-upload and party-service cautions.

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