{"id":52476,"date":"2023-02-07T11:44:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/?post_type=publications-page&#038;p=52476"},"modified":"2025-12-10T10:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:21:45","slug":"can-i-fight-the-notice-to-move-out","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/can-i-fight-the-notice-to-move-out","title":{"rendered":"Can I fight the notice to move out?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. The landlord or buyer cannot force you to move until they get an eviction order from the LTB. The LTB will hold a hearing to decide if they will give this eviction order. The landlord will have to prove all of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>they followed all the right steps to evict you<\/li>\n<li>the person moving in honestly plans to live there<\/li>\n<li>the person moving in plans to live there for at least one year, if that person is the landlord, their family member, or a caregiver for the landlord or their family member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can tell the LTB why you think you should not be evicted. For example, you might want to challenge the notice if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you do not believe the person is really going to move in<\/li>\n<li>the person moving in is not the landlord, buyer, an allowed family member, or a caregiver<\/li>\n<li>there are problems with the Form N12<\/li>\n<li>your landlord or buyer has given other Form N12 notices in the past and never moved in<\/li>\n<li>your personal situation makes it very difficult for you to move<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is not a complete list of the reasons you can use to challenge the notice. 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