Can a tenant be evicted for complaining too much?

Not for complaining alone. The Act bans a landlord from ending a tenancy or taking retaliatory action only because you complained or applied under the Residential Tenancies Act or the Public Health Act (s.25), and a breach is an offence with a fine of up to $5,000. The Act also protects your right to peaceful enjoyment (s.16(b)). It has no general harassment ban; harassment on a protected ground falls under the Alberta Human Rights Act.

A cause notice still needs a real ground. For a substantial breach it is 14 days, and you can object in writing before the 14 days end. For assault, a threat or significant damage it is 24 hours, and the landlord must apply to the RTDRS or the Alberta Court of Justice within 10 days.

Not for complaining alone, but BC's protection is narrower in the Act text we reviewed. A tenant has a right to quiet enjoyment (s.28). There is no general harassment section, but coercing, threatening, intimidating or harassing a tenant to deter an application, or in retaliation, is an offence with a fine of up to $5,000 (s.95(2)). The Residential Tenancy Branch can order compliance, reduced rent, compensation and penalties of up to $5,000 per day (ss.87.3, 87.4). The Human Rights Code (s.43) also bans retaliation for human rights complaints. We found no separate retaliation section in the Residential Tenancy Act itself, so ask the branch about your situation.

A One Month Notice for Cause (RTB-33) has a 10-day dispute deadline. A tenant must not deduct rent without an order.

Not for complaining alone, though we found no retaliation section in the Manitoba material we reviewed. The Act bans a landlord from interfering with a tenant's enjoyment (s.62(1)), and it presumes that a renovation done to force a tenant out is unreasonable (s.62(2)); compensation can include moving costs up to $500 plus the greater of one month's rent or the 12-month rent difference. It does not use the words harassment or coercion for landlords. A breach is an offence ($2,000 for an individual, $10,000 for a corporation, s.195).

A tenant can also end the tenancy after written notice and the landlord's failure to fix the problem (s.89). A landlord who has cause gives a written warning to fix first, then notice of one rental payment period; in serious cases the notice is not earlier than 5 days (s.96(3)).

Not for complaining alone. The Act guarantees quiet enjoyment (s.44) but names no harassment ban. A hearing officer can give relief against a retaliatory eviction notice where you complained in good faith or enforced your rights (s.70(11)). A landlord who breaches the Act can be ordered to pay compensation (s.8(1)), though you must take reasonable steps to keep your own loss down (s.8(2)), and a breach can be an offence (s.79(1)).

A cause notice cannot take effect earlier than one month after receipt, and you have 15 days to dispute it; the landlord must give a reasonable period to fix the problem (s.58). The Human Rights Code (s.53(d)) covers only human rights complaints.

No. A landlord cannot substantially interfere with your reasonable enjoyment (s.22) or harass, obstruct, coerce, threaten or interfere with you (s.23). The Landlord and Tenant Board must refuse an eviction where it is retaliation (s.83(3)). You can apply to the Board within one year (s.29), and it can order the landlord to stop, pay your out-of-pocket expenses, reduce rent, pay an administrative fine of up to the greater of $10,000 and the Small Claims Court limit, or end the tenancy; if you were pushed to move out, it can also order up to one year of increased rent plus moving and storage costs (s.31). Offences carry fines of up to $100,000 for an individual and $500,000 for a corporation (s.238).

Cause notices still need a real ground: an N5 gives 20 days (void if the problem is corrected within 7 days), an N6 gives 10 or 20 days, and an N7 gives 10 days.

Not for a complaint alone, where the retaliation rule applies. A termination notice given within one year after you complained is not valid if you tell a residential tenancies officer in writing within 15 days and the landlord cannot show the complaint was not the reason (s.24.1(1)). A rent increase notice within 6 months after a complaint can also be challenged (s.11.2(1)). We found no general quiet enjoyment or harassment section in the Act, though it has specific prohibitions (ss.3.1, 14, 16, 17, 18). You can file a Tenant Application for Assistance with the Tenant and Landlord Relations Office within 15 days.

Only an officer or a judge can authorize an eviction, and a sheriff carries it out. A landlord cannot change the locks without written permission or a sheriff present, and cannot withhold your belongings.

Not for a complaint in retaliation: a retaliatory notice can be set aside (s.20). The Act has no express quiet enjoyment section, but a statutory condition binds both sides not to interfere with each other's possession or occupancy. The Director can order compliance, repairs, compensation, or the end of the tenancy (s.17A), and an offence carries a fine of up to $1,000 (s.23).

A landlord with cause can give notice for breach of statutory condition 3 or 4, or for an unauthorized sublet, not earlier than 15 days after (s.10(7C)). We found no immediate-eviction notice. A landlord cannot change the locks except by mutual consent.

Not for complaining in retaliation. The Act guarantees quiet enjoyment (s.22), and harassment of a tenant to deter an application, or in retaliation, is an offence with a fine of up to $25,000 (s.106(2)). The Director can order compensation, a rent reduction or compliance, and impose an administrative penalty of up to $10,000. The Human Rights Act (s.15) also bans evicting someone for a human rights complaint.

A cause notice cannot take effect earlier than one month after receipt (s.61(3)), and you dispute it within 10 days (s.61(5)). The landlord can only get possession through a Director's order, enforced by the sheriff after the appeal period.

Not in retaliation. The Act bans a termination notice, coercion, threats, intimidation or harassment in retaliation for a complaint or to deter one (s.29(1)), and you have one month to apply for an order that the agreement is not terminated (s.29(2)). Your right to peaceful enjoyment is a statutory condition; if it is breached you can end the tenancy on 5 to 14 days' notice (s.23). The Residential Tenancies Office can make orders (s.47), and fines go up to $3,000 for an individual and $10,000 for a corporation (s.51).

Keep in mind that a landlord here can also end a month-to-month tenancy with 3 months' written notice and no reason. A retaliation claim depends on showing the notice was in retaliation, so contact the office early. A landlord cannot seize your belongings (s.33) or cut off heat, water or power.