Residential Tenancies

The Residential Tenancies program helps landlords and tenants understand their rights, and exercise those rights when necessary.

This site connects you with information you need. From this page, you can see and print legislation, forms, and information booklets. You can also find out how to reach us by phone, by mail, or in person with your questions or comments.

Certain elements of the Cannabis Control Act are now in effect

Landlords now have the right to amend leases to restrict recreational cannabis smoking and cultivation, and tenants will have a right to terminate the lease if they choose. For more information please visit Cannabis Control Act – Residential Tenancies Act Landlord Rules, and frequently asked questions.

Changes to the Residential Tenancies Act came into effect on November 10, 2016.

Landlords can now provide a copy of the Residential Tenancies Act to tenants at the beginning of a new lease in one of three ways. These include providing a paper copy of the Act, an electronic copy of the Act or a link/web address to the Act published by the Speaker of the House of Assembly or the Queen’s Printer.

For more information please visit Changes to the RTA - for Tenants or Changes to the RTA - for Landlords.

Annual Allowable Rent Increase for Land Lease Communities

The Annual Allowable Rent Increase Amount for rental increases that are effective between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 is 0.8%.

The Annual Allowable Rent Increase Amount for the upcoming 2019 year, for rental increases effective between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019, is 1.2%.

For more information, please visit Annual Allowable Rent Increase Amount.