There is critical point to know about the L9 that I did not see in the above posts.
It is true that when a tenant does not pay you can either elect to
a) terminate the tenancy or
b) apply directly to the board for the rent with no termination sought or available.
However it is important to note that you cannot do both.
If you go to the Board and get an Order for rent for say January and Fenruary,
you will never be able to evict the tenant based on those months. If you need to evict you will have to serve the N4 anyway starting with March rent and go through the whole process anyway with Jan and Feb also owing.
So if the tenant pays great it only takes a month vs the extra time for the N4. If the tenant does not pay however you take the first month then the whole N4 process on top.
Also if you rent to persons on public assistance you are aware that you can never enforce a judgment for money.
So in the above example if the tenant pays the rent for March onward they can stay there even though you have a judgment for January and February and they never pay it.
Also the tenant has to pay the 170 on the L1 (to evict) same as the L9. On the L1 however they have to pay the 170 and outstanding rent in order to avoid eviction.
It is the legislation and not the Board that gives tenants an opportunity to "pay and stay" based on the premise that the landlord wants to collect the money.
Payment before order becomes enforceable
(4) An eviction order referred to in subsection (3) is void if the tenant pays to the landlord or to the Board, before the order becomes enforceable,
(a) the amount of rent that is in arrears under the tenancy agreement;
width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">(b) the amount of additional rent that would have been due under the tenancy agreement as at the date of payment by the tenant had notice of termination not been given;
(c) the amount of NSF cheque charges charged by financial institutions to the landlord in respect of cheques tendered to the landlord by or on behalf of the tenant, as allowed by the Board in an application by the landlord under section 87;
(d) the amount of administration charges payable by the tenant for the NSF cheques, as allowed by the Board in an application by the landlord under section 87; and
(e) the costs ordered by the Board. 2006, c. 17, s. 74 (4).