Form L2 in Ontario: Applying to End a Tenancy After an N5 (2026)

When the L2 is used

You use Form L2 to ask the LTB for an order to end a tenancy and evict a tenant after you gave the tenant a Notice to End your Tenancy for any reason except non-payment of rent (non-payment uses the N4 and the L1). The notices it follows include the N5 (interference, damage or overcrowding), N6, N7, N8, N12 and N13.

The L2 can also ask the tenant to pay you money, for example compensation for each day they stay after the termination date, or compensation for damage the tenant, their guest or another occupant caused. The most the LTB can order on your claim is $50,000.

You can't file an L2 if the tenant has already moved out, unless you believe the tenant abandoned the unit.

When you can file after an N5

For other notices, the LTB says to read the instructions for the notice you gave, to see how many days' notice it needs and whether and how long you must wait before filing.

• First N5: if the tenant doesn't stop the activities or correct the behaviour within 7 days of being given the N5, you can apply to the LTB starting on the 8th day.
• Second N5 in the past 6 months, where the first gave the tenant seven days to correct the problem: the tenant can't void it, and you can apply as soon as you have given the notice.
• Either way: you must file no later than 30 days after the termination date in the notice.

What to include

The LTB refuses the application if any required item is missing.

• The completed L2 application form and the application fee.
• A copy of the Notice to End your Tenancy you gave the tenant.
• A Certificate of Service showing how and when you gave the tenant the notice.
• For a second N5 within six months: a copy of the previous N5 and the Certificate of Service for it.

The fee and how to file

The LTB's published fee for the L2 is $201, or $186 if you file through the Tribunals Ontario Portal. LTB fees are non-refundable, and the application isn't accepted unless the fee is paid when you file. You can ask for a fee waiver if you meet the LTB's financial eligibility requirements.

You can file through the Tribunals Ontario Portal, by mail or courier to an LTB office, or in person at some ServiceOntario Centres.

What happens next

The LTB sends a notice of hearing with the type of application, the purpose and type of the hearing (video or phone), and its date and time. In most cases the LTB mails or emails the application and notice of hearing to the parties, but it can order you to serve them. Most hearings are held by video on Zoom.

Give the other parties a complete copy of the evidence you plan to rely on at least 7 business days before the hearing, unless the LTB orders otherwise.

If the LTB orders an eviction and the tenant doesn't move out by the date in the order, the order can be filed with the Court Enforcement Office (the Sheriff's office) to be enforced. Changing the locks without an LTB eviction order while the tenant still lives there is an illegal lockout.

What changed on September 21, 2026

• The LTB updated the L2 form on September 21, 2026. Previous versions are no longer accepted as of November 30, 2026, so use the current form.
• At a hearing on a landlord's eviction application, the LTB may only delay an eviction if certain conditions are met: if the landlord agrees, or, if not, the LTB must be satisfied that a delay would not be unfair to the landlord or other tenants and that there are compelling reasons to delay the order. (For N12 and N13 notices, only the unfairness condition applies.)

How Automanagement helps

For an Ontario residential lease, Automanagement prepares an N5 worksheet with the dates checked: the earliest termination date, the 7-day correction date on a first N5, the first day you can apply, and the last day to file. Leases, notices and documents are stored with each unit, so the copies you need for an L2 are in one place. You give the tenant the official N5 and file the official L2 with the LTB.

This is general information, not legal advice.