Section 1
      General Issues

• 1.1      Bankruptcy 

• 1.2      Collection Agent

• 1.3      Elections

• 1.4      Entitlement to Collect Rent

• 1.5      First Nations Reserves

• 1.6      Investigation

• 1.7      Jurisdiction

• 1.8      Mediation

• 1.9      Mobile Homes

• 1.10    Motel and Hotel Accommodations

• 1.11    Rent-to-Own or Option to Purchase Agreement

• 1.12    Room and Board

• 1.13    Safety Net Program

• 1.14    Shared Accommodation

• 1.15    Tenancy Applications

• 1.16    Unlicensed Residential Care Facilities

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Section 2
      Tenancy Agreements

• 2.1      Assignment and Subletting

• 2.2      Co-signers & Guarantors

• 2.3      Landlord's Responsibility to Investigate Complaints

• 2.4      Late Payment Fees

• 2.5      Parking & Vehicle Insurance

• 2.6      Payments Not Allowed Under The Act

• 2.7      Reasonable Rules

• 2.8      Rental Unit Condition Report

• 2.9      Smoking

• 2.10    Substitution of Services or Facilities

• 2.11    Tenancy Agreement - General

• 2.12    Tenancy Agreement - Failure to Deliver a Copy

• 2.13    Tenancy Agreement - Renewal

• 2.14    Tenants and Shared Utility Service

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Section 3
      Privacy

• 3.1      General Information

• 3.2      Keys

• 3.3      Security System

• 3.4      Showing Rental Units for Sale

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Section 4
      Maintenance & Repairs

• 4.1      Cleaning During Tenancy

• 4.2      Heating Equipment and Fireplaces

• 4.3      Landlord's Responsibility for Repairs

• 4.4      Light Bulbs and Fuses

• 4.5      Maintaining the Appearance of a Rental Unit

• 4.6      Outdoor Maintenance ie. Grass, Snow, Gardens

• 4.7      Pest Control

• 4.8      Septic, Water and Oil Tanks

• 4.9      Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety Equipment

• 4.10    Telephone Jacks/Inside Wiring

• 4.11    Urgent Repairs

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Section 5
      Utilities

• 5.1      Landlord's Non-payment of Utilities

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Section 6
      Abandonment

• 6.1      General Information

• 6.2      Personal Property

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Section 7
     Notice of Termination

• 7.1      Notice by Condominium Corporation

• 7.2      Notice by Landlord or Caretaker/Employee - 
                        Caretaker/Employee Unit        

• 7.3      Notice by a Landlord - Compensation for Moving  Expenses

• 7.4      Notice by a Landlord - Landlord Needs Rental Unit For Own Use

• 7.5      Notice by a Landlord - Landlord Sells Rental Unit

• 7.6      Notice by a Landlord - For Non-Payment of Rent

• 7.7      Notice by a Landlord - Tenant Not Meeting Obligation
                        (Other Than Non-Payment of Rent

• 7.8      Notice by Mortgagee

• 7.9      Notice by a Tenant - Fixed Term Tenancy Agreement

• 7.10    Notice by a Tenant - Month-to-Month Tenancy Agreement

• 7.11    Notice by a Tenant - Tenant Accepted Into Personal Care Home

• 7.12    Notice by Mobile Home Park Owner for Non-Payment of
                        Municipal License Fees or Municipal Taxes

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Section 8
     Order of Possession

• 8.1      Order of Possession - Application by Condominium Corporation

• 8.2      Order of Possession - Application by Cooperative

• 8.3      Order of Possession - Non-Payment or Late Payment of Rent

• 8.4      Order of Possession - Tenant Not Meeting Obligation
                        (Other Than Non-payment of Rent) 

• 8.5      Enforcing an Order of Possession

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Section 9
     Claims for Compensation

• 9.1      Claims

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Section 10
    Security Deposit

• 10.1    Claim by Landlord - Branch has Deposit

• 10.2    Claim by Landlord - Landlord Can't Find Tenant

• 10.3    Claim by Landlord - More Than Security Deposit

• 10.4    Claim by Landlord - Security Deposit or Less

• 10.5    Enforcing an Order to Return a Security Deposit

• 10.6    Overpayment of Security Deposit

• 10.7    Refunding a Security Deposit

• 10.8    Security Deposit Claims - Guideline for Decisions

• 10.9    Tenant Request for Security Deposit

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Section 11
    Hearings/Hearing Orders

• 11.1    Hearings - General Information

• 11.2    Hearings - Serving Notice of A Hearing

• 11.3    Hearings - Substitutional Service

• 11.4    Hearings - When the Branch Decides a Hearing is Necessary

• 11.5    Hearing Orders - Amending An Order

• 11.6    Hearing Orders - Enforcing An Order

• 11.7    Hearing Orders - Returned Orders

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Section 12
    Costs and Interest

• 12.1    Costs

• 12.2    Interest

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Section 13
    Rent Regulation

• 13.1    Application for Rent Increase Above the Guideline

• 13.2    Application for Rent Increase Above the Guideline:
                        Late Application

• 13.3    Laundry Charges

• 13.4    Mobile Home Parks - Licence Fees and Municipal Taxes

• 13.5    Rehabilitation Scheme

• 13.6    Rent Discounts

• 13.7    Rent Increase for New Tenants

• 13.8    Rent Increase - When Landlord Adds Furniture

• 13.9    Rent Review - Non-Profit Life Lease Complex

• 13.10  Setting Rent on New or Previously Exempt Rental Unit

• 13.11  Tenant Objection - Guideline or Less Rent Increase

• 13.12  Tenant Requested Improvement

• 13.13  Unauthorized Rent Increases

• 13.14  Withdrawal/Reduction of a Service

The Residential Tenancies Act

The Residential Rent Regulation  

The Residential Tenancies Interest Regulation

The Residential Tenancies Regulation

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