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Residential Tenancies Act, 2018 Jean Bishop – Director of Residential Tenancies September, 2018

Our Mission • To pr protect resident ntial tena nant nts and nd landl ndlords by pr y providing ng: – inf nforma mation on on the heir r rights and nd obl obligations und under th the e Resi esidential Ten enancies Act; t; an and – effec ecti tive e and efficien ent t dispute r te reso solution serv services th s thro rough m med ediat ation an and ad adjudication.

Organizational Structure Director Corner Mount Pearl Gander Brook 3 RTO 1 RTO 1 RTO 2 RTA 1 RTA

Demand for Service 2017 East Central West Total Telephone Calls 19,944 2,088 5,724 27,756 Applications 907 63 130 1,100 Orders 50% Mediations 13% Dismiss/Withdraw 37%

Rental Agreement Section 2 • Wri ritt tten • Ora ral • Implied ied • A Tenant is s gra ranted th the ri right t to to poss ssess or r occu occupy resid iden ential ial premis ises es on t n the he condi ndition n tha hat rent nt is pa paid d to a Landl ndlord

RTA Does not Apply Section 3 • Hospit itals ls • Boa Boarding g Hous Houses • Touri rist st estab ablish shmen ents ts • Liv Living accomm ommod odation ons • Va Vacation home home provid ided b by religio igious us, • Pri Prisons chari aritab table e or n non-pro rofit t • Tempora rary ry shelters ters organiz nizatio ions ns • Nur ursing home homes • Commerc rcial al properti erties es • Universi ersity ty a and college e • Rent nt t to o ow own n residen ences es agreem eemen ents ts • Co Co-ops ps

Rental Agreement Section 7 • Landl ndlord d is requi uired d to pr provide de the he tena nant nt: – Cop Copy y of Resid ident ntia ial T l Tenanc ncie ies A Act a and Reg egulations ( (ten tenant m may ay be e ask asked ed to to si sign recei eipt) t) – Cop Copy of y of any ny w written rental a agreeme ment w within 10 10 day ays s af afte ter i it i t is s si signed. – Written not notice of of prov ovisions i in n any ny or oral or or Im Implied ren rental ag agre reement with thin 10 day ays s of agreem eemen ent e t entered red i into.

Rental Agreement Section 7 • Landl ndlord d is requi uired d to pr provide de the he tena nant nt: – Land ndlord’s na name me, t telephone numb number and nd address ss where re documen ents m ts may be r recei eived ed, , del elivered o or r serv served by th the ten e tenant – Age Agent nt’s na name me, t telephone numbe number and nd address where re documen ents ts may be r recei eived ed, , delive vered red o or serv served by th the ten e tenant

Rental Agreement Section 7 • Ten Tenant may ay wit ithhold ren ent is is lan landlord fail fails to pr provide de to t the he t tena nant nt: – Copy of the e executed ted w written tten rental tal agreem eemen ent; t; or or – Wri Written noti tice of an an o oral ral or i r implied ag agree reement en ente tered into to.

Types of Rental Agreements Section 8 • Perio iodic ic – Week Week to to Week Week; – Mont onth t to o Mont onth • Fix ixed ed Ter Term – 6 t 6 to o 12 mont 12 months

Statutory Conditions Section 10 • Landl ndlord – mai aintain th the ren e rental prem remises i in a a good stat state of rep repai air an and comply with th an any law aws resp respecting he health, safety or or hous housing. g. • Tena nant nt – keep eep th the e prem remises clean an and rep repair an any damages es caused sed b by him/h /her er or anyone t they ey perm ermit on th the p e prem remises.

Statutory Conditions Section 10 • Su Subletting or r Assi ssigning – Ten enant is s perm ermitted to to su sublet or r assi assign th the e premises w es with the l landlord rd’s s written tten consen sent t – Lan andlord c can annot ref refuse a a su sublet or r an an assi assignment with thout a a rea reason an and can an o only charg arge f e for expenses ses i incurre rred in relati ation t to the consen sent t t to sublet o et or assignmen ent. t.

Statutory Conditions Section 10 • Mi Mitigation n on n Abando donment nt – Land ndlord is requ quired to o mi mini nimi mize ze los osses tha hat ma may be y be inc ncurred by a by a tena nant aba bandoning the he ren rental unit b by seek seeking to to re re-ren rent t the e propert rty as quic ickly ly as possib ible le.

Statutory Conditions Section 10 • Entry try of Pre Premises – Land ndlord is prohi ohibited f from om ent ntering the he prem remise ses w with thout th the e consent of th the e ten tenant unless: ess: • Cas ase of e of em emer ergen ency • 24 hour r writt tten en noti tice, e, r reasonabl able t e time o e of entry ry ti time; or or • 4 hou our not otice, reas reasonable ti e time w where ere n not otice of of ter termination has as bee been g given

Statutory Conditions Section 10 • Ent ntry y Do Doors – Unless ss a landlord and tenan ant a t agree o ee otherw erwise, se, th the e lan andlord o or r ten tenant sh shal all n not t chan ange th the e loc ocks ks on on a rent ntal uni unit.

Statutory Conditions Section 10 • Peac acefu eful l Enjoymen ent & Reas easonab able le Privac acy – Tenan ant t shall n not i t interf erfere re with the reaso sonab able e privac acy o or r rights ts of the l landlord or other er ten tenan ants; ts; – Lan andlord sh shal all n not t inte terfere with th th the e ten tenant’s s reas reasonable pri rivacy or r peac eaceful en enjoyment of th the prem remise ses

Statutory Conditions Section 10 • Discon connect ction on of Servi vice ces – The e lan andlord an and ten tenant sh shal all n not, t, with thout th the e consen sent o t of the e other, er, c cause se the heat, t, w water er or el electrical p power er to to b be e disc sconnected to to th the e rent ntal uni unit.

Security Deposit Section 14 • Wee Week to wee eek – 2 week eeks ren rent • Mo Mont nth h to Mo Mont nth – ¾ ¾ mont month rent • Fix ixed ed Ter Term – ¾ ¾ mont month rent

Security Deposit Section 14 • Mo Mone ney pa paid b d by a y a tena nant nt a and he nd held d by y the he lan landlord as as sec ecurity ag agai ainst the e liab liabili lity of f the he t tena nant nt • No Not t re rent • Not an an as asset of f the e lan landlord • Not a ho holdi ding ng de depo posit

Security Deposit Section 14 • La Landlord must st pro rovide a re receipt t if se security ty dep eposit it is is paid aid • Landl ndlord d mus ust ho hold d in n sepa parate trus ust account unt if 3 3 or more rent nted pr premises • Landl ndlord d mus ust retur urn n security y de depo posit withi hin n 10 day ays aft after ter ermination of f ten enan ancy – No agreem eemen ent r t reac ached regard arding d dispositi tion; o ; or – Clai aim f filed ed to to ap apply th the sec security dep eposi sit

Security Deposit Section 14 • Ten Tenant file files claim laim fo for ret eturn of f sec ecurity de depo posit – Lan andlord has as 10 day ays to s to file c e clai aim to to ap apply th the e sec security dep eposi sit • If f Lan andlord does es not file file claim laim in in res esponse – No h hearing ing – Ord rder er issu ssued for r lan andlord to to ret return sec security dep eposi sit to to ten tenant.

Rent Increase Section 16 • Wee Week to w wee eek r ren ental – Not t less ess th than an 8 week eeks s bef efore ef effec ective date ate • Mo Mont nth h to mont nth – Not t less ess th than an 6 mont 6 months bef efore ef effec ective d date ate • Fix ixed ed ter erm – Not t less ess th than an 6 mont 6 months before e re effecti tive e date ate

Termination – No Cause Section 18 • Landl ndlord d Notice to Tenant nt – Week Week to to week eek • Not ot l les ess th than an 4 week eeks bef before th the en e end of of th the e ren rental perio iod d – Mont onth t to o Mont onth • Not ot les ess th than an 3 3 mon onths bef before th the en end of of th the e ren rental peri eriod – Fixed ed T Term erm • Not ot les ess th than an 3 3 mon onths bef before th the en end of of th the e fixed ed ter term

Termination – No Cause Section 18 • Tenant No Noti tice to to La Landlord rd – Week Week to to week eek • Not ot les ess th than an 7 7 day ays bef before th the en end of of th the e ren rental perio iod d – Mont onth t to o Mont onth • Not ot l les ess th than an 1 mon onth bef before th e the en e end of of th the e ren rental peri eriod – Fixed ed T Term erm • Not ot les ess th than an 2 2 mon onths bef before th the en end of of th the e fixed ed ter term