What to do if your landlord refuses to give rent receipts?

Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act does not require a landlord to give rent receipts. The government recommends that landlords give a receipt for the security deposit and any other payment, and says tenants can ask for a deposit receipt showing the amount, the date and the parties.

If your landlord will not give receipts, keep paying on time and use a payment method that leaves a record, then keep your bank statements and a log of each payment. Those records are your proof if a dispute about rent ever goes to the RTDRS or court.

A British Columbia landlord must give a receipt for rent paid in cash. No receipt rule was found for other payment methods, so for an e-transfer or cheque your bank records are your proof. Rent is due by midnight on the day set in your tenancy agreement, and the agreement can require postdated cheques if that is one of its terms.

If you pay cash and the landlord will not give a receipt, ask in writing and contact the Residential Tenancy Branch. Do not hold back rent: it must be paid even if the landlord is breaking the Act, unless the Act gives you a right to deduct.

A Manitoba landlord must give a written receipt for rent paid in cash without you having to ask, showing the amount, the date it was received and the address of the unit and building. The Residential Tenancies Branch treats automatic debit and pre-authorized payments as cash for this purpose. No rule was found requiring receipts for cheques.

A landlord cannot refuse cash at the payment address and cannot require postdated cheques, though you can give them if you choose. If the landlord does not give receipts, ask in writing and contact the Residential Tenancies Branch.

A Saskatchewan landlord must give a receipt for rent paid in cash. No rule was found requiring receipts for other payment methods or on request, so if you pay by e-transfer or cheque, your bank records are your proof.

If you pay cash and the landlord will not give a receipt, ask in writing, keep a record of each payment, and contact the Office of Residential Tenancies.

An Ontario landlord must give a receipt free of charge whenever you ask, for any rent, rent deposit, arrears or other payment, whatever way you paid. A former tenant can ask for one within 12 months after the tenancy ends. The landlord cannot require postdated cheques or automatic debit, and once you and the landlord agree on a payment method, it changes only if you both agree.

Refusing to give a receipt is an offence under Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act. Ask in writing first, and if the landlord still refuses, report it to the province's Rental Housing Enforcement Unit.

New Brunswick's Residential Tenancies Act does not require landlords to give rent receipts, but the province advises tenants to ask for receipts for the security deposit and every rent payment. Any payment you make is applied to arrears first, so a clear record of each payment matters if there is ever a question about what you owe.

If your landlord will not give receipts, pay in a way that leaves a record and keep your own log. If a dispute about rent comes up, contact a residential tenancies officer.

No rule requiring Nova Scotia landlords to give rent receipts was found in the province's tenancy law or guides. The standard lease lets the landlord and tenant choose how rent is paid, such as cash, pre-authorized withdrawal, postdated cheques or cheque, and the province's renting guide says paying on time is the tenant's responsibility.

Because a receipt may not be required, choose a payment method that leaves a record and keep your own proof. The province's disputes guide tells people to bring receipts as proof of payment to a hearing. For help, contact the Residential Tenancies Program.

A PEI landlord must give a receipt for rent paid in cash; the Act does not require receipts for other methods. The standard tenancy agreement (Form 1) records how rent will be paid, such as cheque or e-transfer, and those methods leave their own record.

Rent is due when the agreement says, even if the landlord is not following the Act, unless the Act gives you a right to deduct or withhold. If you pay cash and the landlord will not give a receipt, ask in writing and contact the Rental Office.

A Newfoundland and Labrador landlord must give you a receipt for rent or any other money paid for the unit when you ask, whatever way you paid, and must keep complete records of rent and deposit money. The rental agreement can provide for postdated cheques or another pre-authorized payment method.

If the landlord will not give a receipt after you ask, put the request in writing and contact the Residential Tenancies office.