Compensation Not Paid (N12 Defense)

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Date Retrieved:	2024-04-30
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Citation:	Compensation Not Paid (N12 Defense), CLNP 2313, <https://rvt.link/a6>, retrieved on 2024-04-30
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Last Updated:	2023/11/30

Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17

48.1 A landlord shall compensate a tenant in an amount equal to one month’s rent or offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if the landlord gives the tenant a notice of termination of the tenancy under section 48. 2017, c. 13, s. 8.

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49.1 (1) A landlord shall compensate a tenant in an amount equal to one month’s rent or offer the tenant another rental unit acceptable to the tenant if,

(a) the landlord gives the tenant a notice of termination of the tenancy on behalf of a purchaser under subsection 49 (1) or (2); and

(b) the notice of termination is given on or after the day the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 receives Royal Assent. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 5.

(2) Despite section 18, the obligation to compensate the tenant under subsection (1) remains an obligation of the landlord who gives the notice of termination of the tenancy on behalf of the purchaser and does not become an obligation of the purchaser. 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 5.

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55.1 If the landlord is required to compensate a tenant under section 48.1, 49.1, 52, 54 or 55, the landlord shall compensate the tenant no later than on the termination date specified in the notice of termination of the tenancy given by the landlord under section 48, 49 or 50. 2017, c. 13, s. 9; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 8.

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73.1 (1) If the landlord compensated the tenant under section 48.1, 49.1, 52, 54 or 55, as the case may be, in connection with a notice of termination under section 48, 49 or 50 and the Board refuses to grant an application under section 69 for an order terminating the tenancy and evicting the tenant based on the notice, the Board may order that the tenant pay back the compensation to the landlord. 2017, c. 13, s. 14; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 14.

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Power of Board, eviction

83 (1) Upon an application for an order evicting a tenant, the Board may, despite any other provision of this Act or the tenancy agreement,

(a)  refuse to grant the application unless satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that it would be unfair to refuse; or

(b)  order that the enforcement of the eviction order be postponed for a period of time.  2006, c. 17, s. 83 (1).

Mandatory review

(2) If a hearing is held, the Board shall not grant the application unless it has reviewed the circumstances and considered whether or not it should exercise its powers under subsection (1).  2006, c. 17, s. 83 (2).

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No eviction before compensation, residential occupation, demolition, etc.

(4) The Board shall not issue an eviction order in a proceeding regarding termination of a tenancy for the purposes of residential occupation, demolition, conversion to non-residential rental use, renovations or repairs until the landlord has complied with section 48.1, 49.1, 52, 54 or 55, as the case may be. 2017, c. 13, s. 17; 2020, c. 16, Sched. 4, s. 17 (1).

190 (1) The Board may extend or shorten the time requirements related to making an application under section 126, subsection 159 (2) or section 226 in accordance with the Rules. 2006, c. 17, s. 190 (1).

(2) The Board may extend or shorten the time requirements with respect to any matter in its proceedings, other than the prescribed time requirements, in accordance with the Rules. 2006, c. 17, s. 190 (2).

O. Reg. 516/06: GENERAL under Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17

56. The following are time requirements that the Board may not extend or shorten under subsection 190 (2) of the Act:

1. All time requirements related to notice requirements for terminating tenancies.

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Rivera v. Eleveld, 2022 ONSC 446 (CanLII)

[2] The Review Decision confirmed an order of Board Member Dawn Wickett terminating the Appellant’s tenancy and evicting her on the basis of her failure to pay rent. In making this order, Board Member Wickett made a preliminary finding - upheld on review by Board Member Aulbrook - that the Respondent’s Notice of Termination complied with s. 43(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17 (the “RTA”).

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[7] We agree with the decision of Board Member Wickett, as confirmed in the Review Decision. The RTA does not define “agent” and uses the term “agent” in many of its provisions that support a broad interpretation of that term. Elsewhere in the RTA, the legislation refers specifically to persons acting under the authority of the Law Society Act. Section 185 of the RTA, which applies to applications filed at the LTB, does so. When a landlord applies for relief to the LTB, the landlord must sign the application or authorize someone licensed under the Law Society Act to do so. The use of an “agent” is not permitted. Here, the property manager did not sign the application to commence proceedings at the LTB.

Berber v Twitty, 2021 CanLII 129834 (ON LTB)

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7.     I believe that one of the purposes of the requirement, when an N12 notice is served, to pay one month of compensation to a tenant on or before to the termination date is to ensure that the tenant has funds to enable the move. Once the tenant receives the notice of termination, he or she has the choice to move on or before the termination date and if the tenant receives compensation, the tenant has funds to facilitate the move. If the landlord fails to pay compensation by the termination date, the tenant does not have these funds for the move and so may not have a realistic choice to move. In other words, the failure to pay compensation on time may frustrate the tenant’s choice. In recognition of this, landlords should be held strictly to the deadline for payment in s.55.1 of the Act.