If you don't give notice, the tenancy continues. Example 1: You pay rent on the 1st of each month. The last day of your lease is August You give the landlord notice on June The earliest possible termination date you could put in the notice is August Example 2: You pay rent on the 1st of each month.
You give notice on July The earliest possible termination date you could put in the notice is September Monthly, no fixed term : If you pay rent monthly and you are not in a fixed term tenancy, then you must give at least 60 days' notice and the termination date has to be the last day of a rental month. Example: You have a month-to-month tenancy and pay rent on the first day of each month. You give the landlord notice on August The earliest possible termination date you could put in the notice is October Weekly, no fixed term : If you pay rent daily or weekly, and you are not in a fixed term tenancy, then you must give at least 28 days' notice and the termination date has to be the last day of a rental week.
If you mail the notice to the landlord instead of delivering it by hand you must give an extra 5 days — 65 days instead of 60 or 33 days instead of Because February only has 28 days, there is a special rule for moving in February and March.
The rule allows tenants to give less than 60 days' notice in two cases:. Your termination date must still be the last day of your lease or the last day of your monthly or weekly rental period, depending on the type of agreement you have. If you move out of a rental unit without giving notice or without giving proper notice for example, you give fewer than the required number of days you may be responsible for paying the rent until the earlier of these two dates:. Example : You are in a one year-fixed term tenancy and you move out after eight months.
You are responsible for paying rent until the full year is over, unless the landlord finds someone else to rent the unit. In most cases, if you agreed to rent the unit for a specific period of time, you cannot move out before the period ends, unless:. You and your landlord can agree that you will move out at any time.
The agreement should include a specific date the tenancy will end. You can make an oral agreement to end the tenancy but it is best to have a written agreement. This way, if there is any confusion about what was agreed to, both you and your landlord have the agreement in writing. A tenant cannot be required to agree to end their tenancy as a condition of renting a unit. That means that an Agreement to Terminate a Tenancy Form N11 or a Tenant's Notice to End the Tenancy N9 is not valid if you were required to make the agreement or sign the notice in order to rent the unit in the first place.
This rule does not apply to students living in university and college residences, or in a building where the university or college has an agreement with the landlord to provide units only to its students. If you made an agreement with your landlord to end your tenancy or gave your landlord a notice to end the tenancy you must move out by the date you agreed on. You can only stay if you the landlord agrees.
If you don't move out by the termination date in the notice or your landlord thinks you might not move out, they can apply to the LTB for an order to evict you. You can ask the landlord to let you transfer your tenancy to another person. This is called an assignment. An assignment is different from a sublet. Subletting a unit means that the tenant moves out of the unit for a period of time but plans to move back in before the tenancy ends.
The person who moves in is known as a subtenant. The subtenant pays the rent to the original tenant who then pays it to the landlord. Click here to learn more about how Surex works. They also cannot use your last month's rent to cover damages.
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Perhaps your employer asked you to travel to another province, and you need to drive to meetings. Breaking a lease early puts additional stress, work, and risk on the landlord, even though the point of a proper 1-yr contract is to allow the landlord to relax a little bit for that year. Would be nice if the landlord was compensated a little for the additional troubles incurred. I prefer they give me as much notice as possible and then it gives me time to screen to the best possible replacement tenants.
It also allows me a rent lift if rents have moved up. Looking for some sort of penalty just seems a bit d-bag. Cancelling an airline ticket, ending a car lease early, ending a mortgage early, ending cell phone plan early, etc. A contract is simply a commitment and its a bad thing to break it.
I wish I, as a landlord could break the contract so easily too! In this case, the tenant has been good - so I'll work with him as if I had a choice! I just don't think its d-bag - its just not the norm. If the standard Ontario lease had a penalty written into it, I don't think tenants or landlords would be complaining.
I thought landlords in Ontario is trying to kick tenants out so they can jack up the rent, seems to save you the effort. With the shortage in units, you should have no problem finding a new tenant. Tell your current tenant that you are ok with him leaving, provided he is flexible about letting you show the unit before he leaves. This was you can get someone in quickly. What's the problem here? I'd be SO happy if my tenants give me notice to move out anytime.
I really don't see any problem here.
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