How do you rent out your house?

You can take a security deposit of up to one month's rent at the start of the tenancy, and you cannot raise it later. Refundable pet or key deposits count toward that limit, while a non-refundable pet fee is allowed and is treated as rent. Put the deposit in an interest-bearing trust account in Alberta within 2 banking days. Application fees are not against the law in Alberta.

Inspect the home with the tenant within one week before or after move-in and give them a written report right away. Without proper inspection reports you cannot deduct damage from the deposit. Give the tenant a copy of the signed lease within 21 days: until you do, the tenant can hold back rent.

You can ask for a security deposit of up to half a month's rent and, if you allow a pet, one pet damage deposit of up to another half month, both based on the starting rent and only when the tenancy agreement is made. Application fees and monthly pet fees are not allowed. A key or fob deposit must be refundable and no more than the replacement cost.

The move-in inspection is mandatory. Offer the tenant at least 2 times, inspect together on the day they take possession, record it on form RTB-27 and give them a copy within 7 days. If you skip it, you lose the right to claim against the deposit for damage.

The security deposit can be up to half of the first month's rent, and you cannot require it until the tenancy agreement is made. Give the tenant a written receipt. If you allow a pet, you can also take a pet damage deposit of up to one month's rent, but none for a service animal. Application fees are banned.

A condition report is required if either you or the tenant asks for one, and the Residential Tenancies Branch recommends doing one every time, on the prescribed form signed by both of you.

You can take one security deposit of up to one month's rent, and only when the tenancy agreement is made. The tenant pays no more than half of it at signing and the rest within 2 months after moving in. Application fees are banned, and so is collecting money now for rent that falls due in the future.

The standard conditions in the regulations are part of every tenancy agreement, and the Office of Residential Tenancies publishes a fixed-term agreement (Form 04). A move-in inspection is not required by law, but the Office has a voluntary checklist you can use.

Use Ontario's standard lease (form 2229E). If you do not, the tenant can demand it in writing, and if you have not provided it within 21 days they can hold back up to one month's rent or give 60 days' notice to end the tenancy. If you rent out a condo unit, the condo's declaration, by-laws and rules bind your tenant too.

The only deposits allowed are a rent deposit of up to one month's rent, which goes toward the last month, and a refundable key deposit of no more than the replacement cost. Pay the tenant interest on the rent deposit each year at the rent increase guideline. No inspection is required by law, but a signed move-in report is good evidence if you later claim for damage.

Landlords must use New Brunswick's Standard Form of Lease. The security deposit is capped at one month's rent (one week's rent for a weekly tenancy), and you cannot take a prepayment of the last month's rent. The deposit does not stay with you: send it to the Tenant and Landlord Relations Office within 15 days, or the tenant can pay it at a Service New Brunswick centre.

An inspection is not required, but the province says landlord and tenant should inspect together and recommends its Accommodation Inspection Report. If you rent a room in your own home and share a kitchen or bathroom with the tenant, the Residential Tenancies Act may not apply at all, so check with the Office first.

Use the Standard Form of Lease (Form P) and give the tenant a signed copy along with a copy of the Residential Tenancies Act. If you do not, the tenant can apply to pay the rent in trust to the Director until you do. The deposit is capped at half a month's rent, any money taken before the lease is signed counts toward it, and there is no separate pet deposit. Application fees are banned, and the deposit must go into a trust account.

An inspection is not required by law, but the standard lease recommends a signed condition report within 7 days of the start of the tenancy, and once you prepare one it becomes part of the lease.

Use Form 1, the Rental Office's Standard Form of Tenancy Agreement (we found no rule making it mandatory). A written agreement must state the day rent is due and how often it is paid. Only one security deposit is allowed, of up to one month's rent (one week's rent if rent is paid weekly): no pet, key or holding deposits, and no application, processing or screening fees. Give a written receipt and put the deposit in an interest-bearing account in PEI within 2 banking days.

For tenancies that started on or after April 8, 2023, the move-in and move-out inspections are mandatory on Form 5, and you must offer the tenant at least two reasonable times.

The security deposit is capped at three quarters of a month's rent (two weeks' rent for a weekly tenancy), with no separate pet deposit. Give a written receipt and put the deposit in an interest-bearing account in the province within 2 banking days. Give the tenant a copy of the written rental agreement: until you do, the tenant can hold back rent.

Condition reports are optional, but the Residential Tenancies Office says they should be used at the start and end of every tenancy, and they are key evidence if you later claim for damage.