{"id":904,"slug":"tarion-delayed-closing-7500-cap-150-per-day","title":"Tarion delayed closing / occupancy compensation — $7,500 cap, $150/day living expenses, $1,500 penalty for no 10-day notice","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","smb-owner","candid-team","client-prospect"],"topics":["gc-vertical","tarion-warranty"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** When a builder misses the Firm Closing Date or Firm Occupancy Date without an Unavoidable Delay or a mutual extension, Tarion delayed-closing compensation applies:\n\n- **$150/day** for living expenses (meals, accommodation) — no receipts required.\n- **Plus** receipted direct costs (moving, storage).\n- **Total cap: $7,500.**\n- **Plus** $1,500 ($150 × 10 days) if the builder fails to give 10 days' notice of the delay.\n\n**Claim window:** 180 days from the closing/occupancy date or termination, to the builder. If unresolved, claim to Tarion within one year of possession or 365 days from termination.\n\n**Source:** Tarion Registrar Bulletin 06C (Delayed Closing/Occupancy and Critical Dates).\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Unavoidable Delay** is defined narrowly: strike, fire, explosion, act of God, civil insurrection, act of war or terrorism, pandemic. Outside those, the builder owes compensation.\n\n**Practical implication for builder clients:** the 10-day notice obligation is the single most-missed builder step and the cheapest to comply with — a $1,500 avoidable penalty per home if missed. Surface this in any builder-facing process documentation.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-tarion-ontario-may-2026","title":"Research brief: Tarion Warranty Corporation — definitive reference (May 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-05-24T14:19:39.452Z","updated_at":"2026-05-24T14:19:39.452Z"}