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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.
GeneralAlberta rentals must be heatable to 22 °C under the Minimum Housing and Health Standards. Here is what the rule requires, the 16 °C cold-weather exception, space heaters, utilities and hot water.
Rights & LegalCalgary tenancies follow Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act, plus city rules for secondary suites and short-term rentals. The suite amnesty is set to end December 31, 2026.
Maintenance & RepairsA boil water advisory in Alberta raises fast questions for landlords and tenants: who issues it, who is responsible for safe water, what to tell tenants, how to flush the building when it lifts, and whether rent can be reduced.
Maintenance & RepairsWho fixes a drafty, cracked or broken window in a BC rental, what section 32 of the Residential Tenancy Act requires, and how tenants get a repair through the RTB.
Maintenance & RepairsAlberta rentals must meet the Minimum Housing and Health Standards: 22 °C heat, hot water at 46 to 60 °C, working smoke alarms and no pests. Here is who repairs what and what to do when repairs are ignored.
Maintenance & RepairsCondensation and mould on rental windows: what tenants must clean, what landlords must repair, and how BC's Residential Tenancy Branch sorts out the cause.
News & Policy UpdatesVICTORIA, Oct. 25, 2026: Preliminary results show the BC Conservatives leading in 64 of 93 districts. Nothing in BC rental law changes yet; final count is planned for Nov. 6 to 10.
Lease & AgreementsIn BC, a tenancy agreement can ban pets or limit their size, kind and number, and a landlord can take one pet damage deposit. Guide and service dogs are not pets: a landlord cannot refuse them or charge a pet deposit for them.
GeneralWhen new windows can support an additional rent increase in BC: the Residential Tenancy Regulation tests, what is excluded, the 3% cap and what tenants can do.
GeneralHow Alberta's 14-day notice for unpaid rent works under RTA section 29: what it must contain, how to count and serve it, what the tenant can do, and what happens if nobody pays or leaves.
GeneralAlberta caps all deposits at one month's rent, requires a trust account within 2 banking days, and gives landlords 10 days to return the deposit. No inspection report means no damage deductions.
News & Policy UpdatesTORONTO, Oct. 24, 2026: Toronto votes Monday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here are the city's current rental rules and, side by side, what Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow promise on rental housing.
Rights & LegalYour rights as an Alberta renter, in the order a tenancy runs: the lease, the deposit cap, the inspection report, entry, rent increases, repairs, notices and getting your deposit back.
Maintenance & RepairsUnder section 33 of BC's Residential Tenancy Act, a tenant can arrange an emergency repair and be reimbursed, or deduct it from rent. Here are the conditions, the paperwork and when a landlord can refuse.
Rights & LegalBreaking a BC lease does not automatically cost the rest of the term. Here is what a landlord can claim, the landlord's duty to re-rent, and the lawful ways to leave early.
Rights & LegalA BC landlord may enter a rental unit only in six situations, most often with 24 hours' written notice. Here is what the notice must say, how to time it, and what each side can do when rules are broken.
GeneralAlberta has no cap on rent increases, but the notice, the 365-day rule and the fixed-term limits are strict. A notice that misses them is void.
Rights & LegalIf your BC landlord will not fix a problem, you do not have to withhold rent or do it yourself. Here is the path from a written request to an RTB order for repairs, a rent reduction and compensation.
Rights & LegalBC tenants must give written notice that reaches the landlord a full rental month before they leave. Here is how to count it, what to include, and what to do before move-out.
GeneralRenting a room in your own home, or sharing a kitchen with the owner? Section 4(c) of BC's Residential Tenancy Act may take the arrangement outside the Act. Here is how the exclusion reads and what applies instead.
Rights & LegalSince July 24, 2026, the Landlord and Tenant Board's final orders have been publishing to Ontario's Open Data Catalogue — free, no login, monthly updates, with history filling back to December 2021 in phases. It's the biggest transparency shift the rental market has seen in years, and the most misused tool of the fall:
Market TrendsDays-on-market is the number every Ontario landlord guesses at and almost nobody measures — and the guess usually runs in the expensive direction. This piece puts a real figure on it: what current listing data says about how long a unit actually sits in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, and the smaller Ontario markets, why th
Rental Pricing & ROIFree rental listing sites are genuinely good now — the question is which ones earn a spot in your posting routine, because "free" varies: some sites are free forever, some are free tiers with paid upsells, and some are free in one city and paid in another. Here's the honest ranking for Canadian landlords: the sites wor
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