Consolidated to December 8, 2014

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c. R-22.0001 RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES

Requirements for written tenancy agreements

19(1) A written tenancy agreement must comply with any prescribed requirements
and must contain all of the following:
(a) the standard conditions;
(b) the correct legal names of the landlord and tenant;
(c) the address of the rental unit;
(d) the date the tenancy agreement is entered into;
(e) the address for service and telephone number of the landlord or the
landlords agent;
(f) a telephone number the tenant may contact in the case of emergencies,
including emergency repairs, if that number is different from the number
required by clause (e);
(g) the agreed provisions respecting the following:
(i) the date on which the tenancy commences;
(ii) if the tenancy is a periodic tenancy, whether it is on a weekly,
monthly or other periodic basis;
(iii) if the tenancy is a fixed term tenancy, the date the tenancy ends;
(iv) the amount of rent payable for a specified period, and, if the rent
varies with the number of occupants, the amount by which it varies;
(v) the day in the month, or in the other period on which the tenancy is
based, on which the rent is due;
(vi) a provision that identifies whether the landlord or the tenant is to
pay for utilities;
(vii) a provision setting out those services and facilities that are
included in the rent;
(viii) the amount of any security deposit and the date the security
deposit was or must be paid.
(2) Within 20 days after a landlord and tenant enter into a written tenancy
agreement, the landlord must give the tenant a copy of the signed agreement.
(3) If a tenancy agreement is not in writing, the landlord must nevertheless
provide the information required by clauses (1)(e) and (f) to the tenant, in writing,
within 20 days after the date that they enter into the tenancy agreement.
(4) If the premises in or on which the residential property is situated contains
more than one rental unit and the landlord retains possession of part of the
premises for the common use of all tenants, the landlord shall post and maintain in
a conspicuous place in the premises or at or near the main entrance to the premises
a prominent notice containing:
(a) the legal name of the landlord; and
(b) the address for service and telephone number of the landlord or the
landlords agent.