Ontario Last-Month-Rent Interest Demand — RTA 2006 s.106(6)
Demand to an Ontario landlord under Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (S.O. 2006, c.17) s.106(6) for unpaid annual interest on the LMR (last-month-rent) deposit at the s.120 guideline rate (2026 guideline: 2.1%; statutory cap 2.5% under s.120(2.1)). Landlord may apply interest to top-up the LMR to the current legal maximum under s.106(7), with proper accounting under s.106(8). Stage-2: LTB Form T1 (Tenant Application — Rebate of Money) at tribunalsontario.ca/ltb. $53 filing fee (2025-2026); fee-waiver available for low income. UPL-safe under LSO By-Law 4. Provincial — Ontario.
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Your Ontario tenancy + LMR deposit
Ontario landlords must pay LMR interest annually at the rent-increase guideline rate (s.106(6)). The 2026 guideline is 2.1% (statutory cap 2.5% under s.120(2.1)). Where the LMR is less than the current legal maximum (one month's rent), the landlord may deduct the top-up amount under s.106(7) — but must still account for and pay any excess as interest or credit.
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Ontario Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c.17, s.106 (rent deposits), s.106(6) (annual interest at guideline), s.106(7) (top-up deduction), s.106(8) (credit-against-rent accounting), s.120 (annual rent-increase guideline; statutory cap 2.5% under s.120(2.1)); 2026 guideline 2.1% (Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, ontario.ca/page/residential-rent-increases); LSO By-Law 4 (UPL framing).
Stage-2: LTB Form T1 (Tenant Application — Rebate of Money) at tribunalsontario.ca/ltb, $53 filing fee (2025-2026; fee-waiver available for low income).
Compare to LMR — if LMR < current rent, landlord may have a top-up entitlement under s.106(7) that nets against the interest owed.
If interest has never been paid, write 'never'. Otherwise format YYYY-MM-DD.
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