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Changing Mailbox Keys and Handling Tenant Mail
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When you evict your tenant, you need to change your mailbox keys with Canada Post.
There are so many errors that landlords (and even legal representatives) make that cause their entire N4 case to be dismissed from the LTB. These are called FATAL ERRORS. This means, drafting it right is half the battle to win. The first section of The Landlords Guide: When Tenants Are Not Paying Rent in Ontario has it all.
When Tenants do not pay rent per the N4 Form notice served to them, you would file anL1: Application to evict a tenant for non-payment of rent and to collect rent the tenant owes(Form L1) to the LTB to wait for a hearing. The fees might change over the years but as of August 2024, the fee is $186.00 per L1 application filed.
Everyone who goes to the LTB anxiously waits for that Decision to be issued by an Adjudicator. An example of an Ontario LTB Order for non-payment of rent looks like the one I went through withFile Number: TNL-35025-21 Bollu vs. Spezzano case. This is the document you would take to your Sheriff's Office.
When you receive an LTB Order, you can use Openroom's new Rental Debt Ledger System to record the rental debt owedand share this debt with the credit bureaus to natively impact the tenant's credit score and credit history. This becomes very important when someone is pulling a credit check from Equifax and/or TransUnion. Read the difference between the two credit bureaus.
Depending on the Adjudicator's decision about your case, you might have to wait a few days before you can file with the Sheriff. When the day comes that you can file with your local Sheriff's office, find your local court house to line up for the Sheriff to officially evict the non-payment of rent tenants. The police will not evict. Only the Sheriff can.
Educating yourself further:
What happens on eviction day, the role of the Sheriff, and the 72 hour rule
Download the free 23-page template for eviction day preparation
10-video series on what I did on Eviction Day and how I prepared for it
Who knew that even after your order, it's not over yet? You'll need to figure out what's next such as enforcement to garnish wages or go after the tenant's financial records through an examination hearing. You should browse our resource guideSmall Claims Court of Ontario: Basics a Landlord Needs to Know.
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