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GeneralHow the BC Residential Tenancy Branch uses Policy Guideline 40's useful-life table to value damage claims, with common figures and a worked example.
Moving & SettlingMoving out in Saskatchewan: give written notice, leave the unit reasonably clean, return the keys and a forwarding address, and your landlord has seven business days to return the damage deposit or serve a claim.
Maintenance & RepairsSaskatchewan 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.
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 & LegalAlberta requires a move-in and a move-out inspection report with prescribed statements and signatures. Without them, a landlord cannot deduct for damage from the deposit.
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.
GeneralHow much you can collect, when inspections protect your claim, and how to beat the 15-day return deadline and the double-deposit penalty in British Columbia.