Landlord Update
September 13, 2026 · Ontario RTA
Is Bill 60 in Effect in Ontario? Every Date
In One Place
Half of Bill 60 is already law. The rest arrives September 21, 2026, and a few pieces still have no date at all. Here is the whole timeline, sorted by status, with nothing you have to read twice.
Most of the trouble landlords are running into right now is not missing a new rule. It is using a September rule in August, or a July rule that quietly stopped applying. This page tells you which bucket each change sits in today.
The short answer
Bill 60 is being brought into force in stages, not all at once. The first group of Residential Tenancies Act amendments took effect July 1, 2026. The second group, including the 7-day N4, is scheduled for September 21, 2026. A handful of items still have no published date.
Until a provision is in force, the old rule governs. Acting early on a future rule makes the notice defective, and the application built on it can fail.
Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, received Royal Assent in November 2025 and then sat unproclaimed for months. On June 30, 2026 the Landlord and Tenant Board confirmed the rollout would happen in two stages, with some amendments starting July 1, 2026 and others in September 2026. Several long-pending Bill 97 provisions were brought in at the same time.
That staged approach is why the same question keeps coming back: is this rule live yet? The table below answers it for every change, and each section underneath gives you the one-line version of what it means. If you want the full explanation of any single rule, our complete Ontario RTA changes 2026 guide goes into the detail behind each one.
Bill 60 Ontario Effective-Date Timeline
| Status |
Date |
What Changes |
| In Force |
July 1, 2026 |
Deadline to request review of an LTB order drops from 30 days to 15 days |
| In Force |
July 1, 2026 |
AGI orders: direction to serve cut from 14 days to 7, certificate of service within 5 days |
| In Force |
July 1, 2026 |
LTB Payment Agreement Form is mandatory for repayment plans under s.206 |
| In Force |
July 1, 2026 |
Tenants may install a window or portable air conditioner where conditions are met |
| In Force |
July 1, 2026 |
Maximum RTA fines rise to $100,000 for individuals and $500,000 for corporations |
| Coming |
September 21, 2026 |
N4 termination date may be as early as the 7th day after notice, for all tenancy types |
| Coming |
September 21, 2026 |
Qualifying s.48 landlord-use N12 notices with 120+ days can avoid the compensation requirement |
| Coming |
September 21, 2026 |
N13 right-of-first-refusal files gain written notification duties and a 60-day window |
| Coming |
September 21, 2026 |
Regulatory guidance on what counts as persistent late payment of rent |
| Coming |
September 21, 2026 |
New requirements for tenants raising certain issues at rent-arrears hearings |
| No Date |
To be proclaimed |
Bill 97 requirement for a qualified report with certain N13 renovation notices |
| No Date |
To be proclaimed |
Mandatory evidence disclosure rules at the LTB |
| Unconfirmed |
Verify first |
Reported changes to how fixed-term leases convert to month-to-month |
LTB Orders
Review Window Cut to 15 Days
For an order issued on or after July 1, 2026, a request to review generally has to be made within 15 days instead of 30. Orders issued before that date keep the old 30-day window.
Do This
Read every order the day it lands and diarise 15 days. An order left sitting in an inbox for three weeks is now a missed deadline.
Above Guideline Increases
New AGI Order Service Deadlines
Where a landlord is directed to serve an AGI order, the service deadline dropped from 14 days to 7 days from issuance. The certificate of service is now due no later than 5 days after service.
Do This
If you have an AGI file open, rebuild the internal deadlines. The old 14-day assumption is gone.
Section 206
Mandatory LTB Payment Agreement Form
Where parties enter a repayment plan under section 206 of the RTA, use of the official LTB Payment Agreement Form is mandatory. A text thread or an emailed schedule is a record of communication, not the required form.
Do This
Put the official form into your arrears workflow and keep it with the ledger, the payment history and the application documents.
Section 36.1
Tenant Air Conditioner Rights Under Section 36.1
Where the landlord does not supply air conditioning, a tenant may install and use a window or portable unit if the statutory conditions are met, including written notice before installation. Where electricity is included in rent, a seasonal increase tied to the cost of running the unit can apply.
Mobile home parks and land lease communities are excluded from section 36.1.
Do This
Pull any lease clause that flatly bans portable or window units. Replace it with a policy covering notice, safe installation, damage and removal.
Section 236
Maximum RTA Fines Under Section 236
Maximum fines on conviction for an RTA offence rose from $50,000 to $100,000 for an individual and from $250,000 to $500,000 for a corporation. These are prosecution maximums through the Rental Housing Enforcement Unit, separate from anything the LTB orders.
Do This
Treat compliance as an operating system, not a paperwork task. Anyone who talks to your tenants should know the rules on entry, repairs and notices.
The expensive mistake is not missing a new rule. It is using next month's rule this month and handing the tenant a defective notice.
Section 59 · N4
Seven-Day N4 Notice Period
From September 21, an N4 termination date may be no earlier than the 7th day after the notice is given, whatever the tenancy category. For monthly tenancies that halves the notice period from 14 days.
Do not use it early. An N4 served before September 21 still needs the current timeline, and a short notice is void.
Section 48.1 · N12
N12: 120-Day Notice Without Compensation
For qualifying landlord-use notices under section 48 given on or after September 21, the usual one month compensation does not apply where the statutory criteria are met, including a termination date at least 120 days out.
This does not extend to every N12 scenario. Purchaser-use files are not automatically covered.
Do This
Decide deliberately: the 60-day route with compensation, or the 120-day route without. Good faith still has to be documented either way.
Section 57.1 · N13
Renovation Files Get Paperwork Duties
Where a tenant has exercised the right of first refusal, the landlord must give an estimated ready date, tell the tenant when that date changes, and tell them when the unit is actually ready. The tenant then gets at least 60 days to exercise the right.
Do This
Run renovation files on a written timeline, not phone calls. Permits, contractor dates, revised dates and the ready notice all belong in one place.
Persistent Late Payment
Three Strikes in Six Months
New regulatory guidance sets out that persistent late payment includes failing to pay rent within seven days of the due date on at least three occasions in a six month period, subject to the conditions in the regulation. Other circumstances can still qualify.
Do This
Keep a clean ledger that records the date rent was due and the date it actually arrived. Without that, you cannot prove a pattern you may want to rely on later.
Rent-Arrears Hearings
A Pay-In Before Raising Issues
For affected matters, a tenant who wants to raise qualifying issues at a hearing arising from a non-payment application has to meet specified requirements, including paying half the arrears claimed when the application was filed, no later than seven days before the hearing, unless a regulation says otherwise.
Do This
These rules are fact-specific, especially on files that straddle September 21. Follow the current LTB hearing instructions rather than the old habit.
Not every provision in Bill 60 and Bill 97 has been brought into force, and a staged rollout means some pieces are still sitting there waiting. Treat everything in this group as not law until you can point to the commencement note in the current RTA text.
Bill 97
N13 Qualified Report
The separate Bill 97 amendment requiring certain renovation notices to be accompanied by a report from a person with prescribed qualifications is still shown as coming into force on a day to be proclaimed.
LTB Procedure
Mandatory Evidence Disclosure
Bill 60 contemplates mandatory disclosure of evidence before a hearing. No commencement date has been published, so current LTB practice directions continue to govern what you file and when.
Verify Before Acting
Fixed-Term Lease Conversion
Some coverage lists a September change to how a fixed-term lease converts to month-to-month. Ontario's automatic conversion rule is what applies today. Do not change how you renew leases on the strength of a headline. Check the current RTA text first.
The rent increase guideline is set separately every year under section 120 of the RTA, so Bill 60 does not touch it. But the two dates below land in the same window and catch people out far more often than the legislation does.
On or About October 3, 2026
Last Call for a January 1 Increase
A rent increase needs at least 90 days' written notice on the prescribed form. For an increase taking effect January 1, 2027, that puts the practical serve-by date at the start of October 2026.
Serve late and the increase moves. It does not shrink, it simply starts later, and you lose those months permanently.
Do This
Pull your anniversary list now. Any unit eligible for a January increase needs its notice out in the next few weeks.
January 1, 2027
The Guideline Drops to 1.9%
Ontario's 2027 rent increase guideline is 1.9%, down from 2.1% in 2026. The guideline that applies is set by the date the increase takes effect, not the date you serve notice, so an increase dated in 2026 still uses 2.1%.
Units first occupied after November 15, 2018 may be exempt from the guideline, though notice requirements can still apply.
Do This
Confirm whether each unit is rent controlled before you calculate anything. Getting the exemption wrong is a far more expensive error than getting the percentage wrong.
Questions Landlords Keep Asking
Is Bill 60 in effect in Ontario yet?
Partly. The first group of Residential Tenancies Act amendments came into force on July 1, 2026. A second group is scheduled for September 21, 2026. A few items still have no confirmed date.
When will Bill 60 be fully implemented?
There is no single completion date. Bill 60 was written to come into force in stages by proclamation, so each provision starts on its own date. After September 21, 2026 the remaining items have no published date and must be checked against the current Residential Tenancies Act text.
Can I serve a 7 day N4 before September 21, 2026?
No. Until September 21, 2026 a monthly tenancy still requires a termination date at least 14 days after the notice is given. A seven day notice served early is defective, and an L1 application built on it can fail.
Does the September 21 change mean I no longer pay N12 compensation?
Not in every case. For qualifying landlord use notices under section 48 given on or after September 21, 2026, the one month compensation requirement does not apply where the statutory conditions are met, including a termination date at least 120 days after the notice. The 60 day path with compensation still exists, and the good faith requirement does not change.
Did Bill 60 change the Ontario rent increase guideline?
No. The guideline is set separately each year under section 120 of the Residential Tenancies Act. The 2026 guideline is 2.1 percent and the 2027 guideline is 1.9 percent for increases taking effect on or after January 1, 2027.
Are the Landlord and Tenant Board forms changing on September 21?
The statutory timelines change, and the Landlord and Tenant Board has said it is updating processes, forms and information materials as the amendments come into force. Download the current version of any form from Tribunals Ontario on the day you serve or file rather than reusing a saved copy.
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The Bottom Line
Bill 60 is not one date, it is three buckets. Live since July 1: the 15-day review window, faster AGI service, the mandatory Payment Agreement Form, tenant air conditioner rights and doubled fines. Starting September 21: the 7-day N4, the 120-day N12 route, N13 notification duties, persistent late payment guidance and the arrears-hearing pay-in. Still undated: the N13 qualified report and evidence disclosure.
The practical risk sits in the gap between those buckets. Serve a seven day N4 a week early and you have handed the tenant a void notice and sent yourself to the back of a months-long queue. Before you serve anything in the next few weeks, check the date against the rule, not against what you read in July.
Next on the calendar is not legislative at all. It is the N1 notices that have to go out in early October for any January 1, 2027 increase at the new 1.9% guideline. For the deeper walkthrough of what applies when, see our Bill 60 breakdown with the free notice timing checker.