The City has prepared a draft by-law to increase protections for tenants facing evictions when their landlords want to renovate or repair their units. This is often referred to as the N13 process or a “renoviction.”
Read the new draft Renoviction By-law!
From March to May 2025, the City conducted community engagement sessions with landlords, tenants, and residents across Mississauga. Each group provided valuable input and insights on what a Mississauga-specific renoviction by-law could include. The new draft by-law was developed with these discussions in mind.
Below are links to the different ways you can learn more about the draft by-law:
Watch our overview presentation of the new draft Renoviction By-law here.
Review a high-level summary of the new draft Renoviction By-law here.
Renoviction vs. Unlawful Renoviction
A renoviction is when a landlord uses the N13 Form to lawfully evict a tenant to complete major renovations or repairs that require the unit to be empty. An unlawful renoviction is when a landlord misuses the N13 process to evict a tenant and otherwise doesn’t follow the requirements of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) designed to protect a tenant.
For a renoviction to be lawful, landlords need to follow the N13 notice process and get a City-issued building permit for the renovations. As part of the process, landlords must provide their tenants with the N13 Form, which is a legal notice issued by the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) that indicates the landlord requires a vacated unit because they:
Intend to demolish the rental unit or complex; or
Need the rental unit vacant in order to do extensive repairs or renovations
In some cases, landlords may not follow the proper N13 notice process because they’re unaware of it or refuse to follow the process for monetary gain. Tenants may not know or understand their rights under the N13 process which gives them the right to return to the unit after it’s renovated and only pay the rent increase that would’ve been legally allowed before the renovation.
By developing a renoviction by-law, we’re aiming to help:
Protect tenants from unlawful renovictions
Ensure landlords are following the N13 notice process and have the necessary building permit from the City of Mississauga
Promote lawful rental housing practices
Overview
The City has prepared a draft by-law to increase protections for tenants facing evictions when their landlords want to renovate or repair their units. This is often referred to as the N13 process or a “renoviction.”
Read the new draft Renoviction By-law!
From March to May 2025, the City conducted community engagement sessions with landlords, tenants, and residents across Mississauga. Each group provided valuable input and insights on what a Mississauga-specific renoviction by-law could include. The new draft by-law was developed with these discussions in mind.
Below are links to the different ways you can learn more about the draft by-law:
Watch our overview presentation of the new draft Renoviction By-law here.
Review a high-level summary of the new draft Renoviction By-law here.
Renoviction vs. Unlawful Renoviction
A renoviction is when a landlord uses the N13 Form to lawfully evict a tenant to complete major renovations or repairs that require the unit to be empty. An unlawful renoviction is when a landlord misuses the N13 process to evict a tenant and otherwise doesn’t follow the requirements of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) designed to protect a tenant.
For a renoviction to be lawful, landlords need to follow the N13 notice process and get a City-issued building permit for the renovations. As part of the process, landlords must provide their tenants with the N13 Form, which is a legal notice issued by the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) that indicates the landlord requires a vacated unit because they:
Intend to demolish the rental unit or complex; or
Need the rental unit vacant in order to do extensive repairs or renovations
In some cases, landlords may not follow the proper N13 notice process because they’re unaware of it or refuse to follow the process for monetary gain. Tenants may not know or understand their rights under the N13 process which gives them the right to return to the unit after it’s renovated and only pay the rent increase that would’ve been legally allowed before the renovation.
By developing a renoviction by-law, we’re aiming to help:
Protect tenants from unlawful renovictions
Ensure landlords are following the N13 notice process and have the necessary building permit from the City of Mississauga
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