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Rights & LegalHow a Saskatchewan landlord keeps part of a security deposit: return the rest, serve the Notice of Landlord's Claim within seven business days, hold the claimed money in trust and be ready to pay it into the ORT.
Rights & LegalAlberta's Residential Tenancies Act says nothing about pets, so the lease sets the rules. But a refundable pet deposit is a security deposit under the Act, and landlords cannot refuse a tenant with a guide or service dog.
Rights & LegalSaskatchewan damage deposit laws: one month's rent at most, half at signing, held in trust, and returned or claimed within seven business days after the tenant moves out.
Rights & LegalWhat an Alberta landlord can and cannot take from a security deposit: the lease conditions, the wear-and-tear rule, the inspection report bar on damage deductions and the 10-day return, with a worked example.
Rights & LegalIn 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.
Rights & LegalYes — and almost everything attached to that yes is where landlords get into trouble and tenants overpay. First month's rent is just rent; last month's is Ontario's only legal deposit, capped at one rental period, earning interest every year at that year's guideline rate. Damage, security, cleaning, and pet deposits ar