Ontario Form N6: Illegal Acts or RGI Income Misrepresentation
The official Ontario LTB notice, explained in everyday language: what it is for, how to fill it in, deadlines, service and next steps.
N6 is for specific illegal acts at the residential complex or misrepresentation of household income in rent-geared-to-income (RGI) housing. It is not a catch-all notice for difficult tenants. The notice period depends on the ground alleged.
An N6 is a notice, not an LTB eviction order. The form and its instructions are controlled by Tribunals Ontario; this page explains the key steps but is not itself a fillable official form.
Which N6 reason applies?
- Reason 1: drug production, drug trafficking or possession for trafficking at the complex by a tenant/occupant, or activity the tenant allowed.
- Reason 2: another illegal act or illegal business at the complex, or conduct by someone the tenant allowed. Identify the actual conduct rather than only writing “illegal activity.”
- Reason 3: the tenant in RGI housing misrepresented the income of themselves or a family member living in the unit. This is not the ordinary process for any unpaid market rent.
Fill out the N6 without guessing
- Names and unit: identify all tenants, the landlords, unit number and postal code.
- Reason box: select Reason 1, 2 or 3 based on what you can actually demonstrate; select each ground only if facts support it.
- Details: give dates, times, the conduct and who was involved. For RGI income, identify the alleged misrepresentation and relevant period. Attach extra details if needed and give those pages with the notice.
- Termination date: Reason 1 requires at least 10 days after service. Reasons 2 and 3 normally require 20 days for a first notice; a narrow 14-day rule can apply after a qualifying earlier N5 notice with a seven-day correction period within six months. Where multiple grounds are selected, use the longer Reason 2/3 period.
- Finish: sign/date the notice and keep a copy plus proof of service.
If a landlord hands a first N6 to a tenant on October 20, Reason 1 could have an earliest date of October 30. If the same notice relies on Reason 2 as well, use at least November 9 instead. Mailing or courier delivery changes the calculation.
How to deliver it and what follows
The LTB lists personal delivery, delivery to an adult at the unit, mailbox, under-door delivery and approved mail/courier/fax methods. Posting the N6 on the door is not valid service. Save the served notice and make a service record.
- Landlord: file L2 with a copy of N6 and Certificate of Service. The instructions allow applying after the notice is given, but the application must be filed no later than 30 days after its termination date.
- Tenant: an N6 is an allegation, not an eviction order or criminal conviction. The LTB hearing is where the landlord must prove the grounds and the tenant may challenge them.
For disputed RGI arrears without seeking eviction, the LTB also identifies L9; for eviction based on unpaid additional rent it identifies N4. Those are distinct pathways.
Common mistake to avoid
Different grounds have different deadlines. Applying the ten-day drug-related period to an ordinary “other illegal act” ground can make a notice defective.