Ontario LTB Form L7: Transfer a Care Home Tenant

Form L7 lets a care-home landlord ask the LTB to order a transfer when a tenant needs a different level of care from what the home provides. It is not a general eviction form. For a request based on needing more care, the LTB must be satisfied that appropriate alternative accommodation is available and community services cannot reasonably bridge the gap.

This page explains the official LTB application in plain language. It does not file the application or replace the government form.

Two situations covered by L7

• Less care: the tenant needs less than the care home’s minimum level of care, or has repeatedly and substantially withdrawn from agreed care services without equivalent community support.
• More care: the tenant needs services beyond what the home and available community providers can supply. The landlord must investigate and identify appropriate alternative accommodation.

The LTB considers the evidence; an L7 filing does not itself authorize a forced transfer.

Complete L7 step by step

1. Part 1 — unit and parties: provide the care-home unit, landlord, tenant, representative or substitute decision-maker information where relevant, and related-file numbers.
2. Part 2 — choose the ground: select either lower care needs or higher care needs. Describe the home’s minimum level of care and the tenant’s actual needs with concrete observations.
3. If care needs are higher: identify community supports you considered, explain why they are insufficient, and disclose whether appropriate alternative accommodation is available. Provide the accommodation’s name, location and arrangements, if identified.
4. Part 3 — signature: sign and date as landlord or authorized representative.
5. File: submit L7 with the current $201 landlord application fee through an accepted LTB filing channel. Preserve your evidence and filing receipt.

Worked example

After filing

The matter may proceed to an LTB hearing, where the tenant can respond. Provide relevant care assessments and accommodation information while respecting the tenant’s privacy and any accessibility needs. Unlike an ordinary tenancy termination, L7 does not require serving a notice of termination before applying. The LTB decides whether to grant a transfer order.

Common mistake

For a “needs more care” application, do not leave alternative accommodation unanswered. LTB instructions make it a central condition.

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