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RegulationsCalgary owners must register secondary and backyard suites, and an unregistered suite cannot be advertised for rent. The amnesty that waives fees ends Dec. 31, 2026.
Lease managementIn BC, everyone who signs one tenancy agreement is a co-tenant and is responsible for the whole rent. A roommate a tenant brings in later is an occupant with no rights under the Residential Tenancy Act. Here is how each status works and how to set it up in writing.
Provincial complianceAlberta's security deposit interest rate is 0% for 2026, but deposits held in 2024 and 2025 still earned interest. Here is how the rate is set, when it is paid and how to calculate it.
Provincial complianceAn Alberta landlord can end a month-to-month tenancy only for a reason the law lists, with 3 tenancy months' notice (365 days for major renovations). Here is each reason, what does not qualify, and how to count the notice.
Maintenance repairsWhich BC window and door rebates rental owners can use (checked October 22, 2026), where landlords hit eligibility limits, and how rebates affect rent increases.
Tenant resourcesNo heat or hot water in your Alberta rental? Step by step: what the standards require, how to ask in writing, how to complain to public health, and when you can get rent back or leave.
Tenant resourcesIn Alberta, a landlord has 10 days after you give up possession to return your security deposit, or the balance with a statement of account. Here is how the deadline works and what to do if it passes.
City guidesEdmonton tenancies follow Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act. The City adds permit rules for secondary suites and a business licence for short-term rentals of 30 days or less.
Maintenance repairsWhat the BC Building Code 2024 says about window guards, 100 mm limiters and bedroom escape windows, and what landlords and tenants should do in a rental.
Provincial complianceSmoke and CO alarm duties under Ontario's Fire Code, and what happens after a fire: repairs, frustration, rent, moving back, entry, tenant-caused damage and insurance.
GeneralCANADA, Oct. 25, 2026: Ottawa's new National Heat Pump Rebate pays $2,000, or up to $10,000 below the median income, from early 2027. Here is what the federal text says, and does not say, about rentals.
Maintenance repairsHow to replace windows while a tenant lives in a BC rental: written entry notice, scheduling the work, quiet enjoyment and when tenants are compensated.