Service of Notice (LTB) - Registered Mail

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

191 (1) A notice or document is sufficiently given to a person other than the Board,

(a) by handing it to the person;
(b) if the person is a landlord, by handing it to an employee of the landlord exercising authority in respect of the residential complex to which the notice or document relates;
(c) if the person is a tenant, subtenant or occupant, by handing it to an apparently adult person in the rental unit;
(d) by leaving it in the mail box where mail is ordinarily delivered to the person;
(e) if there is no mail box, by leaving it at the place where mail is ordinarily delivered to the person;
(f) by sending it by mail to the last known address where the person resides or carries on business; or
(g) by any other means allowed in the Rules. 2006, c. 17, s. 191 (1).
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(2) A notice or document that is not given in accordance with this section shall be deemed to have been validly given if it is proven that its contents actually came to the attention of the person for whom it was intended within the required time period. 2006, c. 17,
(3) A notice or document given by mail shall be deemed to have been given on the fifth day after mailing. 2006, c. 17, s. 191 (3).

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References

  1. Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17, <https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/06r17>, retrieved 2022-02-08