Canada

#1 LESLIE FAUVEL | May 13, 2010

You have erred. In Alberta, the landlord IS permitted to end the tenancy for just cause ie; using the property for himself or family members. Please correct this as it is a common occurrence.

#2 RICHARD | July 26, 2010

my landlord wants me to pay someone to cut the grass she said its my responabilty if i dont cut it my self whos responabilty is it

#3 AGE | July 29, 2010

Can a landlord hold my mail for non-payment of rent?

#4 HOMEOWNER | July 31, 2010

Having recently decided to rent a portion of my house in order to help with bills while taking job re-training, I have learned the hard way how ridiculously tenant/renter favoured legislation is (at least in SK). I have lived in many situations with other people, including the home owner, and most things were easily worked out by having adult conversations. However, asking someone to stop using an item which affects your health, while you are also living in your house, is something that the renter has to agree to do, which I find silly considering how strict rules at workplaces are in these similar instances. Why should I have to be sick in my own home due to someone else, but be protected at work?
Richard - depending on the situation and where you live, if you are renting a home, you are responsible for the yard care and any costs should you not do it yourself. If the landlord lives on the premises, unless you agreed prior to move-in that you would be responsible for the yard, it would be the landlord. In either case, it is still the responsibiliy of all occupants to ensure safe, clean premises by either helping or reporting maintenance to the property owner/landlord.
As for holding mail, that is a federal offense and is not legal for any reason.

#5 PETER L | August 13, 2010

can a landlord evict me in 2 months because he wants to move in to the property but has only given me verbal notice & not written notice? My understanding is that the 2 months notice does not take effect until I get written notice on the official TERMINATION NOTICE TO TENANT form from the residential tenancy branch.

#6 ONATIO RESIDENT | August 26, 2010

Here in Ontario a landlord may enter your home
without your consent as long as he gives a
prior notice! For those who do not live in
North America, or are of Middle Eastern origin,
you read correctly "WITHOUT CONSENT". This
"notice" is nothing more than a declaration
that they will enter. It is unbelievable this
lack of morality. Unfortunately, Canadians are
too nice and so never want to get involved. As
one man once sarcastically put it, the best
freedom we have in a "democracy" is the freedom
to get not involved. But who listens...

#7 NICOLE | November 19, 2010

I have a question I'm hoping someone will have an answer to...
Does a Landlord have a legal obligation to inform me of an on going bedbug problem before renting me an apt.
We moved into an apt in November of 2009 that had a bedbug problem prior to us moving in. The last treament was Oct 29/09 we did the inspection on Oct 30/09 and moved in on November 1/09. There was never any mention of bedbugs until I told them that I had found one on November 26/09. Both the suites above and below were still having problems and getting treatments in November. Help me we are trying to decide if we have a case to sue them.