Ontario’s Bill 60 – Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 has introduced major updates to the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) that will affect both landlords and tenants across the province.
These changes are designed to speed up hearings, reduce delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), and create clearer rules for rent arrears, notices, and eviction procedures.
Whether you are a landlord, tenant, or investor, this simple breakdown will help you understand what Bill 60 means for you.
Why Bill 60 Matters
For years, Ontario’s rental system has faced long delays, unclear processes, and inconsistent results at the LTB. Bill 60 aims to:
- Improve fairness
- Reduce backlogs
- Set clearer expectations
- Speed up rent-related decisions
- Help responsible landlords and protect genuine tenants
The goal is a more balanced, predictable, and efficient rental system.
Key Changes You Should Know
1. Standardized Forms for All Notices
Under Bill 60, every notice of termination must be on a Board-approved or prescribed form.
This reduces errors, eliminates outdated templates, and prevents technical delays.
What this means:
For landlords:
✔ Fewer rejected notices
✔ Clear, uniform documentation
For tenants:
✔ Easier-to-understand forms
✔ More transparency
2. New Rules for Landlord’s Own-Use Evictions (N12)
The requirement to pay compensation or offer another unit may not apply when:
- The notice is given after the new rules take effect
- The termination date is at least 120 days away
- The termination date matches the end of a rental period or lease term
What this means:
For landlords:
✔ More structure and predictability for own-use notices
For tenants:
✔ Longer notice periods
✔ Clearer timelines
3. “Persistent Late Payment” Will Be Defined in Regulation
Bill 60 allows the government to define what counts as persistent late payment rather than leaving it open to interpretation.
What this means:
For landlords:
✔ Stronger legal footing when rent is late month after month
For tenants:
✔ Clear expectations
✔ Ability to understand what behaviour triggers eviction action
4. Rent Arrears – Faster and Clearer Process
Landlords can now give a termination notice if rent is unpaid as early as 7 days after serving the notice.
This simplifies the timeline for non-payment cases.
What this means:
For landlords:
✔ Faster action on unpaid rent
✔ More predictable timelines
For tenants:
✔ Clear deadlines for payment
✔ Fewer last-minute surprises
5. Tenants Must Pay Half of Arrears Before Raising Certain Issues
One of the biggest changes affects hearings for non-payment of rent.
Tenants can still raise repair issues or other claims but must first pay:
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Half of the rent arrears, and
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Any additional amounts set in regulations
Payment must be made before the hearing.
What this means:
For landlords:
✔ Fewer frivolous or delaying tactics
✔ Faster resolutions at hearings
For tenants:
✔ Encourages genuine disputes
✔ Still protects the right to raise concerns
6. Limits on LTB Discretion
The Board can refuse an eviction only if it meets prescribed conditions or tests.
This brings more consistency to decision-making.
What this means:
For landlords:
✔ More predictable outcomes
For tenants:
✔ Clearer understanding of their rights
7. Faster Reviews of LTB Decisions
Requests to review an LTB decision must now be filed within 15 days—unless the Board decides an extension is fair.
What this means:
For landlords and tenants:
✔ Much faster resolution
✔ Reduced backlog
How Bill 60 Balances the System
For Landlords
Bill 60 provides:
- Faster hearings
- Stronger rent-arrears enforcement
- Clear late-payment definitions
- Reduced abuse of the system
- Standardized notices
- More predictable LTB decisions
This helps responsible landlords who often face long delays or repeated non-payment.
For Tenants
Bill 60 still protects tenants by ensuring:
- Clearer forms and communication
- Longer notice for own-use evictions
- Transparent timelines
- Fair access to raise repair issues (with proof of good faith)
- Stronger rules for LTB reviews
The Act’s goal is not to punish tenants—but to stop extreme delays and improve fairness.
What This Means for Ontario’s Rental Market
Bill 60 is designed to bring balance, speed, and structure to Ontario’s rental system.
Whether you are a landlord or tenant, these changes mean clearer expectations and faster results.
As Ontario continues to face housing challenges, these updates aim to stabilize the rental process and strengthen trust in the system.
