Bill 60 & RTA Changes — Implementation Status Tracker
Live status of every Ontario RTA change from Bill 97 and Bill 60: what rule applies today, what changes, and when. Updated against official sources.
Maximum RTA fines double
Previous rule
Individuals up to $50,000 · corporations up to $250,000
Current rule
Individuals up to $100,000 · corporations up to $500,000
Tenant right to install air conditioning
Previous rule
Governed by the lease / landlord permission
Current rule
Where the landlord does not supply A/C, tenants may install a safe window/portable unit (written notice). If electricity is included, a seasonal A/C increase may apply.
Mandatory LTB repayment-agreement form
Previous rule
Repayment agreements may be in any format
Current rule
Rent-arrears repayment agreements must use the official LTB form
2027 Rent Increase Guideline
Previous rule
1.9% — applies to most units first occupied on/before 2018-11-15
Current rule
Use the percentage for the increase's effective year; 2026 remains 2.1%. A valid N1 still requires at least 90 days' notice.
Shorter LTB review window
Previous rule
30 days to request a review — only for orders issued before 2026-07-01 (old rule)
Current rule
15 days to request a review of an LTB order — in force since July 1, 2026 (OIC 616/2026) for orders issued on/after that date
Shorter N4 notice period
Previous rule
14 days for monthly/yearly tenancies
Current rule
7 days for every tenancy type (OIC 618/2026)
N12 Reason 1 compensation exemption (120 days from deemed service)
Previous rule
Every N12 required one month's rent compensation
Current rule
Reason 1 only: at least 120 days from the deemed service date to termination (OIC 618/2026). Reason 2, a purchaser or purchaser's family, is never exempt. The mailing date is not the deemed service date.
50% arrears rule before raising new issues
Previous rule
Tenant may raise new issues at an L1 hearing without precondition
Current rule
For hearings under the amended s.82, the tenant must meet the 50% payment requirement no later than 7 days before the hearing — in force 2026-09-21 (OIC 1114/2026; O. Reg. 241/26)
Prescribed pattern for persistent late payment
Previous rule
“Persistent late payment” is judged case by case by the LTB, with no prescribed pattern
Current rule
O. Reg. 516/06 s.8.1 includes failing to pay within seven days on at least three occasions in any six-month period, unless caused solely by the landlord allocating a payment to another amount owing. The regulation says other circumstances may still count — it is an included pattern, not an exclusive definition, and not an automatic finding (OIC 1114/2026; O. Reg. 241/26)
Test for setting aside an L3 order after an N11
Previous rule
A tenant may move to set aside the order on a range of grounds
Current rule
On a s.77(8)(b) motion the Board must set the order aside if, leaving out changes in the tenant's circumstances after the agreement, it would not be unfair to do so. This governs a later motion to set aside an L3 order — it does not decide whether the N11 itself was valid (OIC 1114/2026; O. Reg. 241/26 s.8.2)
Landlord duties tied to a tenant's N13 return right
Previous rule
These Schedule 7 duties and the return window did not exist
Current rule
Once a tenant gives a written election to return under an N13 (repairs/renovations), s.53(2.1) requires the landlord to give an estimated occupancy date, updates, and a ready notice — keyed off the election date. Once the unit is ready, s.53(2.2) gives the tenant at least 60 days to exercise the return right — keyed off the actual ready date. In force 2026-09-21 (OIC 617/2026 and 1115/2026).
Data last reviewed: 2026-09-20 · Sources: Legislative Assembly of Ontario / ontario.ca