임대차보호법2 Residential Tenancies Act, 2018 (RTA)
https://www.gov.nl.ca/dgsnl/landlord-tenant/
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6. Entry Doors; Except by mutual consent, neither the landlord nor the tenant shall, during the use or occupancy of the premises by the tenant, alter a lock or locking system on a door that gives entry to the premises.
8. Disconnection of Services; A landlord or tenant shall not, without the written consent of the other party to the rental agreement, disconnect or cause to be disconnected heat, water or electric power services being provided to the premises.
(2) Where a landlord and tenant enter into a written rental agreement, the conditions set out in subsection (1) shall be reproduced in the agreement without variation or modification.”
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Rental Increase; A landlord cannot increase rent during the term of a fixed term lease.
For week to week or month to month tenancies, a landlord cannot increase rent during the first 12 months of the rental agreement or more than once in a 12 month period after that.
Tenants must be notified of a rental increase in writing no less than eight weeks before change in week to week rentals, and no less than six months before the change in month to month rentals.
Discontinuing a service, privilege, accommodation or thing could be considered a rent increase. For example, if the rental cost normally included utilities, and then a tenant was required to ‘POU’ (pay own utilities), this could be considered a rent increase. Where the landlord and tenant agree in writing, the landlord may increase the rent when the increase is due to the provision of a service, facility, privilege, or benefit.
Notice of Termination of Rental Agreement; A notice of termination is a written document that one party uses to inform the other that they must or are about to vacate the premises. Unless the landlord and tenant agree in writing upon a longer period of notice, the tenant must normally give the following notice if terminating the rental agreement:
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Termination Without Reason;
• If the residential premises is a site for a mobile home - landlord must give at least six months’ notice before the end of the rental period, tenant must give at least one month’s notice;
• Fixed term - landlord must give at least three months’ notice before the end of the fixed term, tenant must give at least two months’ notice;
• Month to month - landlord must give at least three months’ notice before the end of the rental period, tenant must give at least one month’s notice;
• Week to week - landlord must give at least four weeks’ notice before the end of the rental period, tenant must give at least one week’s notice.
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Contact the following Residential Tenancies:
St. John’s; Motor Registration Building 149 Smallwood Drive, PO Box 8700 Mount Pearl, NL A1B 4J6
T: 709-729-2610 / 709-729-2608 / 709-729-5829 Toll Free: 1-877-829-2608 F: (709) 729-6998