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Remedies During Tenancy

You have obligations that are imposed by the law, for example, allowing the tenant possession and peaceful enjoyment of the property in both fixed-term and periodic tenancies. You may also take on extra obligations under the tenancy agreement (such as an obligation to make repairs on the property). If you are not fulfilling your obligations or are acting in a way prohibited by the Residential Tenancies Act, a tenant can apply to court for one or more of the following remedies:

  • Damages or financial losses that are a result of the breach of the agreement or contravention of the Residential Tenancies Act (for example, loss of property damaged by flooding if the flooding occurred as a result of your failed obligation to allow peaceful enjoyment of the property);

  • A reduction or abatement in rent to reflect how your action has deprived the tenant of a benefit of the tenancy agreement. For example, if you promised to make certain repairs and did not do so, the reduction in rent would reflect the fact that the tenant did not have the benefit of those repairs;

  • Compensation for the cost of doing things that you should have done, for example, yardwork;

  • Termination of the tenancy agreement if a court believes that your actions are serious enough to warrant termination;

  • Service of a 14-day notice to end the tenancy with regard to Public Health orders.

February 2006
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