Recover provincial land tax on vacant commercial property without retyping owner details

Property owners claiming a vacancy rebate for commercial or industrial buildings repeat owner name, property address, roll number, and vacancy period details on every annual Ministry of Finance application. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: PLT vacancy rebate — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Application for Tax Rebate Vacancies in Commercial and Industrial Buildings — 013-0258

What this form is about

Form 013-0258 is the Application for Tax Rebate Vacancies in Commercial and Industrial Buildings for qualifying vacant property in unincorporated areas — confirm eligibility on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Owner legal name and mailing address.
• Property roll number and municipal address.
• Vacancy start and end dates for each eligible period.
• Floor plan or suite description showing vacant space.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your owner name, address, and property identifiers in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.