Ontario’s Bill 60: What Landlords Need to Know
Recorded: November 2025
Host: Erwin Szeto, The Truth About Real Estate Investing for Canadians Podcast
Bill 60 has all my landlord friends and the Facebook groups I am part of talking, especially SOLO, which is an excellent group. There are some really interesting items in the bill and a few ideas I am not surprised were quickly rejected by Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and tenant advocates. Let us break down what Bill 60 actually means for landlords.
Lease agreement expiry
I am not entirely sure why ending month-to-month leases was included, but when I think about it, if the old rule of automatic month-to-month conversion were grandfathered and the new rule required a lease to be renewed at the end of each term, we would likely see more landlords enter the rental market or make space in their homes available for long-term rental.
Take, for example, a homeowner with a self-contained unit. In Ontario, once the lease is signed and the tenant moves in, the homeowner loses nearly all rights to their own property. That is a significant risk. Remove that risk and more people would be willing to become landlords. It would also hold tenants more accountable to be good neighbours so they are invited to stay. I was literally reading a thread in an Ontario landlord group where someone asked if they should rent their self-contained unit to a friend for one or two months. The majority of the forty-plus responses said no. Doug Ford has said he wants more landlords to step forward and offer housing, but to do that you must protect landlords and their property rights. Again, grandfathering existing leases would protect the most vulnerable in rent-controlled buildings.
Removing the ability to raise new issues on the day of a rent arrears hearing
This would never be allowed in a court of law, yet it is currently allowed at the Landlord and Tenant Board. Bill 60 would strictly require prior notice, which should reduce delays at the Board.
Here is my favourite initiative in Bill 60: limiting new issues unless fifty percent of the arrears are paid
This would reduce delays when a tenant wants to dispute non-payment of rent on the basis of unsafe conditions, improper maintenance, or needed repairs. If the tenant truly has the rent, then let them demonstrate it by depositing half. It prevents abuse of the system.
Limiting when the Landlord and Tenant Board can review decisions
Before the pandemic this was extremely rare. During the pandemic it became the playbook for how to stay in a property without paying indefinitely. A tenant or their legal representative, often funded by taxpayers, would introduce new evidence again and again, triggering repeated reviews and lengthy delays. Bill 60 aims to limit these reviews.
Persistent late payment cases
It is currently undefined what “persistent” means, so Bill 60 plans to define it. This should create more consistency.
Reducing the appeal period from thirty to fifteen days
This will lead to faster resolutions.
Compensation requirements for landlord’s own use
Under Bill 60, if the landlord provides four months’ notice, they would not have to provide compensation. Again, if existing tenants are grandfathered, this could encourage homeowners to rent out their properties or invest in additional rental properties.
Shortening the rent arrears eviction notice period
Reducing the N4 notice period from fourteen to seven days allows the landlord to file with the Landlord and Tenant Board one week sooner. The province says it currently takes eight to nine weeks on average to obtain a hearing, and tenants can pay at any time or request a payment plan. Tenants have all the rights in these situations.
Postponement of an eviction order
I understand that adjudicators want to avoid homelessness and often delay the enforcement of eviction orders for compassionate reasons, but this can come at the expense of private landlords who receive neither consent nor compensation. I had a client whose tenant did not even show up to the non-payment hearing, and it still took five months from the hearing date to receiving the eviction order. Bill 60 wants to establish clear factors for when a postponement is actually allowed.
Adding up to eight temporary sheriffs
These are the people who physically enforce eviction orders, and I have heard that some regions have severe backlogs and are severely understaffed. It is not an easy job. They are evicting tenants from their homes every day, and more staffing is necessary.
Greater access to Landlord and Tenant Board decisions and orders
Bill 60 wants to increase public access so both tenants and landlords can perform due diligence before signing a lease. This sounds similar to what Weiting at Open Room is already doing.
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