My landlord wants to move back into the property. Can they make me leave?

Yes, with notice. The landlord or a relative moving in is one of the reasons the regulation allows, and the reason must be stated in the notice; a notice for a reason that is not allowed has no effect. For a monthly tenancy the notice is 3 tenancy months (a yearly tenancy needs 90 days before the last day of the tenancy year). Only major renovations that need the unit empty, and condo conversions, get the longer 365 days.

If the landlord does not use the unit for the stated reason within a reasonable time, that is an offence with a fine of up to $5,000, and you can seek compensation through the court or the RTDRS. We found no required compensation payment, permit or right of first refusal for an own-use notice. If you stay, the landlord must apply to the RTDRS or the Alberta Court of Justice, and cannot change the locks without an order. If the unit is sold, a buyer who acquires the landlord's interest takes over the landlord's security deposit obligations.

Yes, with a Three Month Notice for the landlord's use (form RTB-32L). The notice cannot take effect before a fixed term ends. The landlord owes you one month's rent, and a further 12 months' rent if the stated purpose is not carried out. The Residential Tenancy Branch's policy guideline says the unit must then be used for that purpose for at least 12 months (for notices given on or after April 3, 2024). Unless the regulations provide otherwise, this notice cannot be used in a building of 5 or more rental units that is not strata-titled, or is strata-titled with all rental units owned by the same owner.

You have 21 days to dispute the notice. If you do not, you are presumed to accept it. In a month-to-month tenancy you can also give 10 days' written notice and leave sooner. Renovations are different: the landlord must apply to the RTB, an arbitrator must grant it, the end date is at least 4 months after the order, and in buildings with 5 or more units you have a right of first refusal on the repaired unit. A sale does not end a tenancy by itself; only a buyer's-use Three Month Notice (RTB-32P, 21 days to dispute) does.

Yes. The Act allows a notice where the landlord, or the landlord's spouse, parent or adult child, intends in good faith to move in. The Residential Tenancies Branch fact sheet gives the notice as 5 months where the vacancy rate is under 2%, 4 months at 2.0% to 2.9%, and 3 months at 3.0% or more. The landlord pays moving expenses of up to $500. A tenant with a school-age child cannot be made to leave before the end of the school year.

On a fixed term, a no-fault notice cannot take effect before the term ends. You do not have a deadline or form to dispute the notice: you stay and contest it at the hearing. The landlord needs an order of possession from the Residential Tenancies Branch, enforced by the Sheriff after a writ from the Court of King's Bench, and cannot change the locks.

Yes. The landlord, or a close family member or friend, intending in good faith to live in the unit is a ground in the Act. For a month-to-month tenancy the notice is 2 months. You have 15 days to dispute it in writing; if you do not, you are treated as accepting it, unless the landlord has already applied to the Office of Residential Tenancies.

If the landlord does not take the steps to use the unit as stated within a reasonable time, or does not use it that way for at least six months, you can apply for compensation (the Act sets no fixed amount), and re-renting it on other grounds is an offence. You may also leave on 10 days' notice. We found no right of first refusal. If you stay, the landlord must apply to the ORT, and a writ of possession is carried out by the sheriff.

Yes, on an N12 form. A landlord, a family member or a caregiver can move in, and so can a buyer where the building has 3 or fewer units. The notice must give at least 60 days and end on the last day of the rental period or the fixed term. The landlord owes one month's rent or another acceptable unit. From September 21, 2026 there is no compensation for an N12 (other than a buyer's-use N12) if the landlord gives at least 120 days' notice and the end date is the last day of a period or term. The landlord must normally move in within 60 days after the termination date, or bad faith is presumed if you apply on a T5.

You do not have to move out because of the notice. The landlord must apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board, which must consider relief from eviction, and only the Court Enforcement Office (Sheriff) can carry out an eviction. If the landlord acted in bad faith, you can apply on a T5 for up to 12 months' rent plus the rent difference for a year plus moving costs. A sale does not end the tenancy; a new owner cannot raise the rent right away, and cannot ask for a new rent deposit if one was already paid.

Yes. The landlord, or the landlord's spouse, child, parent or the spouse's parent, moving in for at least three consecutive months in good faith is a listed reason, and it must be stated in the notice. For a month-to-month tenancy the notice is at least one month before the end of a month, or three months for a tenant who has lived in the same unit for five or more consecutive years.

You have 15 days after getting the notice to ask a residential tenancies officer for a review; otherwise you are treated as accepting it. If the landlord does not occupy or re-let the unit within two months, you can apply for compensation within two years, and the officer decides the amount. A landlord who serves a renovation notice without the Tenant and Landlord Relations Office's prior written approval commits an offence. A sale does not end a tenancy: the buyer takes over the landlord's obligations, and the seller must tell the tenant and the office on Form 8 within 7 days.

Only through the Director of Residential Tenancies. A landlord who wants the unit for their own or a family member's use cannot simply serve a notice: they apply to the Director for an order, and any possession date in the order is no more than twelve months after it. You answer the landlord's application at the hearing. A landlord cannot change the locks except by mutual consent, and cannot hold or dispose of your belongings except under a Director's order.

For a sale of a property with 4 units or fewer where the buyer or their family will move in, the landlord uses Form DR2 with at least 2 months' notice. A sale does not end a tenancy otherwise, and the deposit is treated as transferred to the new landlord. We found no compensation rule for own use; for renovations the tenant gets compensation equal to the rent for the last 3 months or the last month, depending on building size.

Yes, with at least 4 months' notice, when the landlord is an individual who will occupy the unit for at least one year. Compensation is one month's rent plus reasonable moving expenses, or another unit you accept. You dispute the notice on Form 2A within one month; if you do not, you are treated as accepting it.

A former tenant can apply within one year if the landlord did not act in good faith, and the Director can order a penalty of up to $10,000. The landlord can only get possession if you leave or the Director orders it and the order goes to the sheriff. The tenancy continues on a sale or the landlord's death, and the new landlord must give you written notice of their name and the deposit held. A right of first refusal applies only to renovation or repair notices.

The Act we reviewed has no own-use ground for a single unit, and it does not need one: the landlord can end a month-to-month tenancy by giving written notice at least 3 months before the end of a rental period, with no reason. For a fixed term, the notice is 3 months before the end of the term. We found no compensation payable for a single unit.

A notice is not an eviction. The landlord must apply to the Residential Tenancies Office for an order of possession, and a landlord cannot give notice in retaliation for a complaint (you have one month to apply). The tenancy continues on a sale or the landlord's death, and a new landlord must immediately give written notice of their name and the deposit held. Ask the Residential Tenancies Office if your building is a larger complex, where group-termination rules apply.