Guide to • Form P Standard Form of Lease
G4
Tenant’s Notice to Quit
A tenant can leave a lease at the end of a lease period (week, month, or year, depending on the lease) or at
the end of a fixed term. Because a lease automatically renews, the tenant must give notice that they do not
wish to stay. The tenant must formally serve (in person or by registered mail) the landlord, using Form C.
The table shows how much notice the tenant must give the landlord.
Landlord’s Notice to Quit
A periodic lease automatically renews at the end of the term unless a tenant gives notice (see above). However,
a landlord can give notice to quit at any time if:
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The tenant does not pay the rent
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The tenant does not comply with Statutory Conditions 3, 4, and 5 or Statutory Conditoin 5 for land-
lease communitites
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The tenant has sublet or assigned the rental unit without permission.
A landlord may also make an Application to Director to have a tenant leave for other reasons.
General
This is a legal clause that explains that the lease is binding on the landlord and tenant. If a landlord or tenant
should die or otherwise not be able to handle their affairs, the lease is also binding on the person they have
designated to do so.
Tenants responsible for complying with terms and conditions
This lease applies equally to each tenant who has signed it. The landlord may take action against one tenant or
all of them if there is a dispute.
Tenants – giving notice
This section provides more information about how to end a lease. For greater certainty, the landlord should fill
in the date that is the last day in any given year that the tenant can give notice that they plan to leave a year-
to-year lease.
Sign and date
The landlord and all tenants must date and sign the lease.
Which forms do I need?
The landlord must provide the tenants with the following items,
and the tenants must initial that they have received them.
copy of the Residential Tenancies Act within 10 days of
1 A
(a) The date specified in the lease as the start of the tenancy;
(b) Signing the lease;
(c) Receiving keys to the premises; or
(d) Taking possession of or occupying the premises.
2 A copy of the signed lease (within 10 days of when the lease is signed)
3 Any rules or schedules mentioned earlier in this document (when the lease is signed)
What do I do with the completed forms?
The landlord and each tenant should keep a signed copy of this lease.
If the landlord does not provide a copy to the tenant at the time the lease is signed,
the landlord must do so within 10 days of that date.
Residential Tenancies Program
1-800-670-4357