LTB N9: Tenant's Notice to End the Tenancy

What the N9 is

The N9 is the form a tenant uses to end their tenancy. For monthly and fixed-term tenancies the tenant must give at least 60 days’ notice, and the termination date must be the last day of a rental period (or the last day of the fixed term — a tenant generally cannot use an N9 to leave partway through a lease without the landlord’s agreement). Daily and weekly tenancies need 28 days.

Special shorter rules exist in limited situations — for example, victims of domestic or sexual violence can use the confidential N15 process with 28 days’ notice. Once a valid N9 is given it is binding: the tenant is expected to move out on the date given.

How to fill it out

1. Unit address and landlord name at the top, exactly as on the lease.
2. Termination date: for a monthly tenancy, at least 60 days ahead and the last day of a rental period — if rent is due on the 1st, the date should be the last day of a month. During a fixed term, the date can’t be before the last day of the term.
3. Sign and date. If joint tenants are all leaving, all should sign — one tenant’s N9 does not end another tenant’s rights.
4. Deliver it to the landlord and keep a dated copy and proof of delivery.
5. Plan the move-out: the tenancy ends on the termination date whether or not you have found a new place, and the landlord may re-rent immediately.