N6 – Notice to End your Tenancy For Illegal Acts or Misrepresenting Income in a Rent-Geared-to-Income Rental Unit

Jurisdiction: Country: Canada | Province or State: Ontario

Updated October 2026 – The N6 is a landlord’s notice seeking to end a tenancy because of alleged illegal activity or knowing income misrepresentation in a rent-geared-to-income rental unit.

This form belongs to Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) process. Although sometimes described as a tenancy court, the LTB is a tribunal that resolves residential tenancy disputes. Delivering an N6 does not establish that an allegation is true or create an eviction order.

Different grounds have different requirements. Certain drug-related activities are treated differently from other illegal acts. The income-misrepresentation ground applies specifically to rent-geared-to-income housing, where household income affects rent.

Whether you prepare or receive the notice, review the selected reason, factual explanation, termination date, and delivery details together. A form can look complete while relying on an unsupported ground or an incorrect notice period.

What is N6 – Notice to End Your Tenancy for Illegal Acts or Misrepresenting Income in a Rent-Geared-to-Income Rental Unit?

Clear definition

The N6 formally tells a tenant that the landlord seeks termination for a specified reason. It identifies the tenancy, describes the alleged conduct, and states a proposed termination date.

Illegal-activity grounds generally apply to covered residential tenancies. The income-related ground applies only to qualifying rent-geared-to-income arrangements. Rent-geared-to-income ordinarily means rent is calculated using household income and applicable program rules, rather than simply being a discounted market rent.

The notice is neither a mutual agreement to end the tenancy nor an application asking the Board to decide the dispute. Preparation, service, filing the application, a hearing, and enforcement are separate procedural stages.

Who typically uses this form?

Landlords use the N6 when seeking termination on one of its stated grounds. A property manager or authorized representative may prepare or sign it on the landlord’s behalf, subject to the appropriate authority.

In subsidized housing, preparation may require coordination between tenancy staff and income-review staff. A rent calculation alone may not explain what information was allegedly misrepresented or why the conduct was knowing.

Tenants and their representatives use the notice to identify the case they may need to answer. They should distinguish the landlord’s allegations from facts they accept, dispute, or cannot verify.

Occupants, guests, and other people may appear in the explanation without being tenants. Their involvement does not automatically establish the tenant’s responsibility.

Why might you need this form?

The N6 addresses specified allegations, not every tenancy disagreement. Unpaid rent, disruptive behaviour, property damage, and illegal activity raise different legal questions, even when they arise from the same incident.

For example, unpaid rent concerns money allegedly owing. Income misrepresentation concerns information allegedly provided or withheld and its material effect on a rent-geared-to-income calculation.

The notice’s practical purpose is specificity: it brings the alleged reason, relevant events, and proposed termination date together. It also records what the landlord alleged before any later application. Material differences between the notice and a subsequent application may matter.

Typical real-life scenarios

• A landlord has evidence suggesting that a unit is being used for trafficking an illegal drug. The specific activity, location, and tenant connection matter—not simply frequent visitors.
• A resident reports an alleged assault in a common hallway. The notice should describe the incident rather than label the tenant “dangerous.”
• A housing provider discovers records suggesting that a tenant knowingly understated employment income, materially affecting rent.
• An income review reveals a staff data-entry error even though the tenant supplied accurate information. An incorrect rent calculation alone does not establish tenant misrepresentation.
• A visitor allegedly commits an illegal act in the complex. The relevant connection between that person, the conduct, and the tenant must be examined.

When would you use N6 – Notice to End Your Tenancy for Illegal Acts or Misrepresenting Income in a Rent-Geared-to-Income Rental Unit?

A landlord generally considers this notice after identifying facts that may support one of its stated grounds. The question is not merely whether something troubling happened, but whether it fits this termination process.

For illegal activity, the connection to the rental unit or residential complex matters. Unrelated conduct elsewhere does not automatically qualify. The identity of the person involved and the tenant’s relationship to the conduct also require attention.

Labels are insufficient. “Illegal business” should be supported by an explanation of the activity, where and when it occurred, and why it is alleged to be unlawful. A breach of a building rule is not necessarily an illegal act.

For income allegations, first establish that the tenancy is rent-geared-to-income. Then distinguish knowing misrepresentation that materially affects rent from an innocent error, administrative delay, or disagreement about reporting requirements.

Keep relevant dates separate. The incident date may differ from the discovery date. Income may be earned, paid, reported, and assessed during different periods. Combining these dates can distort both the allegation and its financial effect.

The notice may overlap with a police investigation or subsidy review, but those processes address different questions. A criminal conviction is not generally required before the Board can consider an illegal-act allegation. Conversely, police attendance or a complaint does not prove that an offence occurred.

Similarly, a revised rent assessment does not necessarily establish knowing misrepresentation. Delayed processing, unclear questions, or inaccurate employer records may explain a discrepancy.

Before proceeding, distinguish firsthand observations, secondhand reports, documents, and inferences. Each supports different conclusions. If you receive the notice, use those same distinctions to identify what the landlord alleges and which records may support your response.

Legal characteristics of N6 – Notice to End Your Tenancy for Illegal Acts or Misrepresenting Income in a Rent-Geared-to-Income Rental Unit

A legally effective notice requires more than completed boxes. The selected ground must fit the tenancy and alleged conduct. The notice also needs identifiable parties and premises, adequate particulars, a proper termination date, an appropriate signature, and legally recognized service.

The factual explanation should allow the tenant to understand the allegation. Dates, locations, actions, and people commonly provide the necessary particulars. “Repeated illegal activity” may not identify which events the tenant must answer.

Specificity does not require copying an entire evidence file into the notice. The notice explains the grounds and events; evidence later supports or challenges them. Additional material does not necessarily cure a notice that omitted essential allegations.

Minimum notice periods vary. Specified drug-related activities generally involve a minimum of 10 days, while other illegal-act and income-misrepresentation grounds generally involve 20 days. Certain repeat-notice circumstances can change the timing, but an earlier complaint alone does not establish that a shorter period applies.

Service affects the calculation. Signing, sending, and legally receiving a notice can occur on different dates. Some methods involve deemed-receipt rules. Check the current form instructions rather than counting only from the preparation date.

The termination date generally does not need to coincide with the end of a rental period. Do not import timing assumptions from another tenancy form.

Income allegations require attention to both knowledge and material effect. An innocent mistake is not necessarily knowing misrepresentation, and a discrepancy without a material effect on rent raises a separate question about whether the ground applies.

Where another person allegedly committed the act, the required connection to the tenant must be supported by facts. Naming that person as a visitor does not, by itself, establish the relevant permission or involvement.

Unlike some other notices, the N6 generally does not provide a correction period that automatically cancels it. Stopping the alleged conduct or correcting income information may still affect the broader dispute.

Ontario’s rules are not interchangeable with those of other provinces. Always use the current Ontario form and instructions.

Is it legally binding?

A properly completed and served N6 has procedural significance: it communicates a formal termination claim and may support a later application. It does not make the allegations true or become an eviction order.

The tenant’s signature is not ordinarily required. Receiving the notice or acknowledging delivery does not mean agreeing with its contents. The landlord’s signature likewise does not guarantee legal validity.

If the tenant remains, the landlord ordinarily must pursue the Board’s application process to obtain an eviction order. The notice does not authorize lock changes, removal of belongings, or interruption of services.

At the hearing stage, the Board may consider the notice, service, evidence, tenant’s response, and applicable legal protections. Proper preparation is one procedural component, not a guarantee of termination.

How to fill out N6 – Notice to End Your Tenancy for Illegal Acts or Misrepresenting Income in a Rent-Geared-to-Income Rental Unit

Step 1 – Identify the document’s purpose

Read the N6 as a landlord-issued termination notice, not a shared agreement. If you received a completed notice, you do not need to complete the landlord’s fields.

Step 2 – Confirm the tenancy category

Determine whether the allegation concerns illegal activity or income misrepresentation. For the income ground, verify the unit’s rent-geared-to-income status. Asking tenants about earnings does not itself establish that status.

Step 3 – Assemble the underlying records

Gather tenancy documents, incident notes, correspondence, or income declarations. Organize them by event or reporting period so unrelated allegations are not combined.

Step 4 – Enter the tenant information

Compare tenant names with the tenancy agreement and documented changes. Occupants, guarantors, and visitors are not automatically tenants. Describe another person’s role in the factual explanation.

Step 5 – Identify the landlord

Enter the landlord’s name, distinguishing it from the property manager or superintendent. A building’s marketing name may not identify the person or organization holding the landlord interest.

Step 6 – Describe the rental property precisely

Provide the complete rental address and unit number. If an incident occurred in a hallway, parking area, or other common space, identify that location separately in the explanation.

Step 7 – Select the applicable reason

Read each reason in full. The drug-related option concerns specified activities, not every concern involving drugs. Each selected ground needs its own factual basis.

Step 8 – Separate observation from inference

Distinguish direct observations from reports and conclusions. Seeing an exchange does not necessarily establish what was exchanged. Attribute information accurately without overstating a witness’s knowledge.

Step 9 – Write the incident chronology

Identify dates, approximate times where known, locations, people, and alleged actions. Present related incidents chronologically. Mark uncertain dates as approximate instead of inventing precision.

Step 10 – Explain the tenant’s connection

If another person allegedly committed the act, explain the facts connecting that person and conduct to the tenant. Do not treat presence in the building as sufficient proof of responsibility.

Step 11 – Detail any income allegation

Identify the statement or omission, reporting period, alleged inaccuracy, and basis for alleging knowledge. Explain the material effect on rent while distinguishing earnings, payment, reporting, and assessment dates.

Step 12 – Keep supporting details proportionate

Include enough information to explain the allegation without unnecessary private details. Clearly identify continuation pages. Avoid unrelated medical information, full bank account numbers, and unexplained document dumps.

Step 13 – Work out the termination date

Check the selected ground, minimum period, intended service method, and any applicable repeat-notice conditions. The termination date is not a hearing date or scheduled enforcement appointment.

Step 14 – Review the completed account

Compare selections, explanations, and dates against the records. Check names, amounts, chronology, and whether every selected ground has supporting particulars. Internal consistency does not resolve every legal question.

Step 15 – Complete the signature fields

Complete the requested signature, date, and identifying information. State the signer’s actual capacity. The signing date does not replace the termination date or prove receipt.

Step 16 – Preserve the completed version

Keep the signed notice and all continuation pages together. Separate revised drafts from the version delivered so the file accurately shows what the tenant received.

Step 17 – Distinguish delivery from later filing

Record actual service details, including the date, method, and document delivered. Service on the tenant and filing an application with the Board remain separate procedural events.

Legal terms you might encounter in N6 – Notice to End Your Tenancy for Illegal Acts or Misrepresenting Income in a Rent-Geared-to-Income Rental Unit

1. Illegal act: Conduct that breaks the law, rather than merely breaching a building rule. The allegation must have the required connection to the rental unit or residential complex.
2. Illegal business: An activity or business carried on unlawfully at the property. Working from home alone does not establish an illegal business; the actual activity and legal basis matter.
3. Residential complex: The rental property can include shared hallways, grounds, and other common areas, not only the tenant’s apartment. Identify the actual incident location.
4. Rent-geared-to-income assistance: Housing assistance under which rent depends on household income and program rules. It is not synonymous with every discount, concession, or below-market rent.
5. Misrepresentation of income: Inaccurate or withheld income information relevant to the rent-geared-to-income calculation. This ground requires attention to knowing conduct and material effect, not merely differences between records.
6. Termination date: The proposed date for ending the tenancy stated in the notice. It differs from service, filing, hearing, and enforcement dates.
7. Service: Delivery through a method recognized by applicable rules. Ordinary communication practices do not necessarily meet formal service requirements.
8. Certificate of Service: A separate record documenting how and when a document was served. It does not replace the notice or repair defects in its contents.
9. Landlord and Tenant Board: Ontario’s tribunal for disputes involving covered residential tenancies, commonly called the LTB. Its procedures and decisions are distinct from the landlord’s notice.
10. Eviction order: A decision authorizing eviction through the applicable enforcement process. A notice, application receipt, or hearing notice is not an eviction order.

FAQs

Does the termination date mean you must leave that day?

The date states when the landlord seeks to end the tenancy. It does not show that the Board has reviewed the allegations or ordered eviction. If the tenant remains, the landlord cannot use the notice alone to physically evict them.

Check for a separate application, hearing notice, or order. Keep each procedural date separately in your calendar rather than assuming the termination date governs every later response or filing.

Which names should match the tenancy records?

Check tenant names against the agreement and records of lawful tenancy changes. Distinguish tenants from occupants, guarantors, emergency contacts, and former residents. Paying rent for someone does not automatically make the payer a tenant.

Identify the actual landlord rather than relying on a building name or outdated letterhead. Keep explanations for name differences in the working file. Never silently alter the retained served notice to match later paperwork.

Can a property manager sign this document?

A property manager may act for a landlord where appropriately authorized. The job title alone does not establish the scope of that authority. Complete the signer’s name, capacity, and requested contact information accurately.

If the landlord is an organization, distinguish it from the individual signing. Signing the notice and representing a party at a hearing are separate roles; confirm authority and any applicable representation requirements for each.

Can you attach extra pages if the explanation does not fit?

Continuation pages can complete the factual explanation. Identify the rental address, relevant form portion, and page sequence so their connection is clear.

Do not substitute unexplained screenshots or financial statements for a readable account of the allegation. Verify that every delivered and retained copy contains the same pages. Keep evidence not included in the notice separately labelled so it is not later mistaken for served material.

Do you need a criminal charge or conviction before using this form?

Generally, no. The landlord still needs facts and evidence supporting the alleged illegal act. Police attendance, an occurrence number, or an investigation does not establish guilt.

If charges are mentioned, distinguish them from convictions and verify their status. A tenant responding should identify concrete errors involving dates, identity, location, or conduct rather than relying only on a general denial. The Board decides the tenancy issues through its own process.

What income records help explain the allegation?

Relevant records may include the submitted declaration, the reporting period, contradictory income documents, and the rent calculation. Compare like with like: monthly and annual figures, or gross and net income, are not interchangeable.

Tenants should preserve declarations, submission confirmations, income statements, and correction correspondence. Keep the version actually submitted. The explanation must address knowing misrepresentation and its material effect on rent, not simply an unexplained difference or a missing document.

Does filing acceptance mean this document is valid?

No. Administrative acceptance does not establish that the notice is sufficient, service was proper, or allegations are proven. A receipt, file number, and hearing notice have different functions.

Check submission confirmations for correct parties, address, and required documents. If an application is returned as incomplete, retain the message and review the stated problem. Correcting an application does not necessarily fix a defective notice already served.

Does this document create a public record or a finding against the tenant?

Preparing or serving the N6 does not itself establish wrongdoing, change a criminal record, or prove an eviction occurred.

A later tribunal proceeding may involve accessible records or a published decision under applicable access rules. Include sensitive information only where needed. If protective treatment is necessary, check the procedure for requesting it; marking a document “confidential” does not automatically restrict access.

Checklist: Before, During, and After N6 – Notice to End Your Tenancy for Illegal Acts or Misrepresenting Income in a Rent-Geared-to-Income Rental Unit

Before

• Obtain the current form and accompanying instructions.
• Confirm the identities and roles of the landlord, tenants, occupants, and proposed signer.
• Separate the N6 ground from other issues, such as rent arrears or ordinary noise complaints.
• Identify whether each allegation comes from observation, a witness, a record, or inference.
• Review contradictory information, including corrections and reports identifying someone else.
• Check for earlier notices or applications concerning the same events.
• Preserve original messages, photographs, declarations, and financial records; annotate working copies instead.

During

• Use consistent names, addresses, and unit identifiers throughout.
• Ensure every selected ground has a clear factual explanation.
• State uncertainty honestly and attribute reported information accurately.
• Compare financial figures using matching periods and calculation methods.
• Verify attachment labels, page references, and included pages.
• Remove irrelevant personal information and material included only to criticize someone’s character.
• Check readability, signature details, and the termination-date calculation independently.

After

• Retain a complete, unchanged copy of the delivered package.
• Record actual service details promptly, including failed attempts or method changes.
• Connect delivery evidence to the correct notice version.
• Preserve tenant responses without treating clarification requests as admissions.
• Compare any later application with the served allegations and dates.
• Save submission confirmations and messages requiring follow-up.
• Use neutral status labels such as “notice served” or “application pending.”
• Limit access to sensitive records to people who need them.

Common mistakes to avoid with N6 – Notice to End Your Tenancy for Illegal Acts or Misrepresenting Income in a Rent-Geared-to-Income Rental Unit

• Treating every lease breach as an illegal act. Serious disagreement or unpopular conduct does not automatically fit the ground. Identify the allegedly unlawful activity and its connection to the property.
• Assuming the shortest notice period always applies. Reusing dates from another file can produce insufficient notice. Check the selected reason, applicable timing rules, and service method.
• Omitting the tenant’s connection to another person’s conduct. A reader unfamiliar with the building needs facts explaining the relationship and the relevant permission or involvement.
• Treating an income mismatch as proof of deception. Different reporting periods, gross-versus-net figures, administrative errors, or correction dates may explain the difference. Address knowledge and material effect.
• Burying the explanation in attachments. Evidence does not speak for itself. State the alleged events clearly and use attachments to complete, not obscure, the account.
• Editing the retained notice after delivery. Even a helpful correction can destroy an accurate record of service. Preserve the served version and label later drafts separately.
• Assuming ordinary communication equals valid service. A familiar messaging or email method may not satisfy procedural requirements. Verify the permitted method and document what occurred.
• Recording allegations as findings. “Notice served,” “application filed,” “order issued,” and “eviction enforced” describe different stages. Accurate labels protect the file from misleading summaries and unnecessary disclosure.

What to do after filling out N6 – Notice to End Your Tenancy for Illegal Acts or Misrepresenting Income in a Rent-Geared-to-Income Rental Unit

After drafting, focus on service, version control, deadlines, and any separate proceeding. Neither completing nor receiving the N6 establishes that a hearing has been scheduled.

Step 1: Create a final notice package.

Combine the signed form and intended continuation pages. Check page order and readability. Make paper and electronic versions consistent, and label unfinished drafts separately.

Step 2: Prepare the copies needed for delivery and retention.

Keep a complete copy before delivery. Recipients should preserve the entire package, including any envelope or covering message that helps establish how and when it arrived.

Step 3: Document delivery as an event, not an intention.

Record the actual date, method, document, and relevant recipient details. If someone else served it, obtain their account promptly and complete the required service record accurately.

Step 4: Set up separate date tracking.

Track the termination date separately from filing, response, evidence, and hearing deadlines. Note the source for each deadline and retain any calculation dependent on service.

Step 5: Preserve responses and new information.

Save original correspondence and dated notes of conversations. Distinguish factual corrections, denials, clarification requests, and settlement proposals rather than summarizing all contact as an admission or agreement.

Step 6: Identify whether a separate application is being pursued.

The N6 is not the application. Check the appropriate application, supporting documents, and filing window. Do not assume filing must always wait until the termination date. Tenants should watch for separate proceeding documents.

Step 7: Confirm the submission method and package requirements.

Check current filing methods and format requirements. Keep a submission list. Uploading documents to the Board does not necessarily satisfy any separate obligation to serve the other party.

Step 8: Check acceptance and follow-up communications.

Retain acknowledgments, payment records, and file numbers. Read requests for missing information. If a hearing is scheduled, confirm contact details and participation instructions before the hearing approaches.

Step 9: Organize evidence around disputed facts.

Create a short index connecting records to allegations or responses. Preserve full message threads and original financial documents. Identify witnesses by what they actually observed, not conclusions they cannot support.

Step 10: Update internal documents to match the actual outcome.

Record withdrawals, agreements, decisions, move-outs, and enforcement events separately. Keep supporting documents and the earlier history. Close outstanding administrative tasks and restrict access to sensitive attachments when appropriate.

Throughout the process, keep notice, decision, and enforcement separate. The N6 never authorizes self-help eviction. Where the applicable ground, notice calculation, service, or response is uncertain, seek advice suited to the particular Ontario tenancy.