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Difference between revisions of "Residential Tenancy"

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*For a fixed-term tenancy that doesn’t require the tenant to move out at the end of the term, the tenant must give written notice to end the tenancy at least 1 month before the effective date of the notice and before the day that rent is due.
*For a fixed-term tenancy that doesn’t require the tenant to move out at the end of the term, the tenant must give written notice to end the tenancy at least 1 month before the effective date of the notice and before the day that rent is due.


A tenant may also be able to end a tenancy if a landlord breaches a material term. For example, if the landlord refuses to provide essential services such as heat, electricity or water. The tenant must first give written warning that a term has been breached ask the landlord to fix the breach. If, after a reasonable time, the landlord has not fixed the breach, the tenant can end the tenancy after the landlord receives notice in writing.  
A tenant may also be able to end a tenancy if a landlord breaches a material term. For example, if the landlord refuses to provide essential services such as heat, electricity or water. The tenant must first give written warning that a term has been breached and ask the landlord to fix the breach. If, after a reasonable time, the landlord has not fixed the breach, the tenant can end the tenancy after the landlord receives notice in writing.  


The Act permits a tenant to serve a document on a landlord at the address where the landlord carries on business as a landlord, in one of the following ways: by leaving a copy of the document with an agent of the landlord or in a mailbox, by mail, or by fax. To see which type of service you have to use, you may need to talk to a lawyer.  
The Act permits a tenant to serve a document on a landlord at the address where the landlord carries on business as a landlord, in one of the following ways: by leaving a copy of the document with an agent of the landlord or in a mailbox, by mail, or by fax. To see which type of service you have to use, you may need to talk to a lawyer.  
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