Statutes and regulations are both laws. There is no difference in their effect. A regulation creates obligations and requirements which must be followed in the same way as if they were set out in a statute.

As a landlord, you need to be aware of:

• The law relating to contracts

• The Alberta Residential Tenancies Act

• Other Alberta laws

• The Residential Tenancies Ministerial Regulations

• The Civil Enforcement Act

• The Civil Enforcement Act Regulations

• Various municipal bylaws

• Privacy laws

• Laws that may have an impact on particular properties

May 2006