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In Ontario, when a residential lease expires, and there is no new lease, the tenancy automatically becomes a month-to-month tenancy. The main advantage for tenants with a month-to-month tenancy is that they have much more flexibility if they decide to move.

If you pay rent by the day or week, you must give 28 days notice (for example, if you want to leave on March 1, you have to give notice by February 1). If you pay rent by the month, you must generally give 60 days notice. If your lease is fixed for a period longer than a month, you must generally give 60 days notice.

When the lease runs out. You do not have to leave the property when the lease expires. In law, a lease is a tenancy and the leaseholder is a tenant. The tenancy will continue on exactly the same terms unless you or the landlord decide to end it.

The Residential Tenancies Act allows the landlord to file a lawsuit when the tenant vacates the property without following the right process or breaking the lease. At this point, it is important to appreciate that the tenant owes you the rent for the house/apartment until the lease expires.

An eviction must be scheduled within 6 months of the date the order to terminate is enforceable by the Sheriff. termination order from the Landlord and Tenant Board and the tenant does not vacate the unit as ordered, the landlord must file the LTB order with the Court Enforcement Office to schedule an eviction.

What happens when a tenant's lease expires? Once a lease expires the tenancy becomes month to month. The tenant is still required to provide 60 days notice to terminate the tenancy.

If you don't, the tenancy continues. Fixed-term: If you have a fixed-term tenancy, like a one year lease, then you must give notice at least 60 days before the end of the lease. The termination date cannot be before the last day of the fixed term. If you don't give notice, the tenancy continues.