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dealing with N12s: your landlord wants to move into or sell your unit

A house is sold near Yonge and Eglinton in February 2024. Adjusting for inflation, the average home now costs four times more today than it did 50 years ago. Aloysius wong/The Green Line.

If your landlord wants to sell the unit you live in, they need to send you an N12 form and follow a legal process.
📸: Aloysius wong/The Green Line.

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Sahaana Ranganathan

Toronto Metropolitan University Master of Journalism graduate with a passion for community-based storytelling. Currently living in the Annex. Always down to get matcha or milk tea.

 

Nov. 20, 2024

Your landlord wants to sell the unit you live in. Don't panic!

A landlord cannot knock on a tenant's door and tell them to leave immediately because they want to move in or sell the place. They must follow the correct process, which begins with giving you an N12 notice. 

Here are all the steps.

To make things easier, The Green Line made a "totally non-extensive guide to evictions." Check it out for resources about tenant rights, who to turn for help and more general information.

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