Lease & AgreementsBreaking a Lease in Saskatchewan: What Tenants Can and Can't Do
There is no general right to walk away from a fixed-term lease in Saskatchewan. These are the lawful ways out, and what you owe if you simply leave.
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Rights & LegalTenant Won't Leave in Alberta? Overholding Tenants and the Order for Possession
What Alberta landlords can and cannot do when a tenant stays after the tenancy ends: the order for recovery of possession, civil enforcement, compensation and conditional orders.
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Rights & LegalSubletting in Alberta: Landlord Consent, the 14-Day Rule and Roommates
Alberta tenants need written consent to sublet or assign, but a landlord can refuse only on reasonable grounds, cannot charge a fee, and is deemed to agree after 14 days of silence.
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News & Policy UpdatesFederal Budget 2026: What It Means for Landlords and Tenants
OTTAWA, Nov. 5, 2026: Budget 2026 renews the Canada Housing Benefit for 10 years, opens insured financing for new triplexes, fourplexes and 5- to 50-unit buildings from February 1, 2027, and adds billions for homelessness and non-market housing.
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Rights & LegalGot an Immediate Notice to Vacate in Saskatchewan? What Tenants Can Do Now
An immediate notice does not let your Saskatchewan landlord put you out. Only a sheriff with an ORT writ can. Here is how to check the notice, what paying does and does not do, and how the hearing and appeal work.
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News & Policy UpdatesFederal Budget 2026: What Canadian Landlords and Tenants Should Watch For on November 5
OTTAWA, Nov. 4, 2026: Budget 2026 is tabled November 5. What is already in place for rental housing, and what landlords and tenants should check on the day.
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News & Policy UpdatesVancouver Landlords Ordered to Pay $93,800 After 17 Tenants Found in Unsafe Makeshift Rooms
VANCOUVER, Nov. 3, 2026: BC's Residential Tenancy Branch ordered a Vancouver house's landlords to pay $93,800 after 17 tenants were found in about 21 unpermitted, unsafe rooms.
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Maintenance & RepairsRepairs and Maintenance in Saskatchewan Rentals: Who Fixes What
Saskatchewan landlords must keep rentals in good repair and fit for habitation, including heating, plumbing and appliances; tenants keep units clean and fix damage they cause. Here is who fixes what and how the ORT enforces it.
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Moving & SettlingGiving Notice to Move Out in Saskatchewan: A Tenant's Guide
Saskatchewan month-to-month tenants give at least one month's written notice, counted from when the landlord receives it and ending the day before rent is due. Here is how to write it, deliver it and leave early when the Act allows.
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Safety & Scam PreventionSmoke Alarm Rules for Alberta Rentals
Alberta's Minimum Housing and Health Standards require smoke alarms between each sleeping area and the rest of the suite, working at all times. Here is where they go, who keeps them working, and a checklist for landlords and tenants.
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Safety & Scam PreventionRental Scams in BC: How Tenants Spot Fake Listings
A BC rental scam usually asks for money before you have seen the unit or signed a tenancy agreement. Here are the warning signs the RCMP and the Competition Bureau list, the BC rules a real landlord follows, and where to report.
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Safety & Scam PreventionSpace Heater and Gas Boiler Recalls: What Landlords Need to Do
Health Canada posted two heating recalls on Oct. 29, 2026: DREO DR-HSH015 space heaters and NTI/HTP gas boilers. Here is how landlords check, fix and tell tenants.
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Maintenance & RepairsLandlord Won't Fix a Leak in Ontario? Tenant Options at the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB)
When an Ontario landlord ignores a leak, tenants have three real tools: a written record, the municipality's property standards office, and a T6 application at the Landlord and Tenant Board.
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News & Policy UpdatesHamilton Election 2026: Loomis Leads Unofficial Results — What It Means for Landlords and Tenants
HAMILTON, Oct. 28, 2026: Keanin Loomis leads Hamilton's unofficial mayoral results with 41.77% of the vote. The City's rental by-laws and Ontario's rent rules do not change because of the vote.
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Maintenance & RepairsNo Hot Water in an Ontario Rental: What the Law Requires and What Tenants Can Do
Hot water is a vital service under Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act. Here are the temperature rules, who repairs the water heater, and what tenants can do if hot water is not restored.
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News & Policy UpdatesHow Eviction Works in Saskatchewan: What Landlords and Tenants Should Know
REGINA, Oct. 28, 2026: A Regina eviction dispute is in the news. Here is how Saskatchewan evictions work, from notice and dispute to the ORT hearing and the sheriff.
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Maintenance & RepairsDrafty or Broken Windows in an Alberta Rental: Who Has to Fix Them?
Alberta law puts weathertight, crack-free rental windows on the landlord. Here is what the minimum housing standards require, who pays when a window breaks, and what tenants can do when repairs are ignored.
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News & Policy UpdatesOttawa Election 2026: Sutcliffe Leads Unofficial Results — What It Means for Landlords and Tenants
OTTAWA, Oct. 27, 2026: Mark Sutcliffe leads Ottawa's unofficial mayoral results with 44.65%. City rental by-laws and Ontario's rent rules don't change with the vote; here is what to watch.
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News & Policy UpdatesToronto Election 2026: Chow Leads Unofficial Results — What It Means for Landlords and Tenants
TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2026: Olivia Chow leads Toronto's unofficial mayoral count with 54.16% and all polls reporting. City rental bylaws and Ontario's rent rules do not change with the vote.
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Rights & LegalRTDRS or Court? Choosing Where to Bring an Alberta Tenancy Dispute
In Alberta, landlords and tenants can take most tenancy disputes to the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service (RTDRS) or to court, and the first filing binds both sides. Here is how the two compare on cost, limits, remedies and appeals.
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Maintenance & RepairsBed Bugs, Mice and Cockroaches: Pest Control Rules for Alberta Rentals
Alberta landlords must keep rentals free of insect and rodent infestations. Tenants must allow access and prepare. Here are the notice rules, operator registration and tenant options.
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Lease & AgreementsCo-Tenants, Roommates and Occupants in a BC Tenancy
In 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.
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Rights & LegalNo Heat or Hot Water in an Alberta Rental: What Tenants Can Do
No 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.
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Maintenance & RepairsWindow Safety in BC Rentals: Child Falls, Limiters and the Building Code
What 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.
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