| Stainless |
From the Landlord Tenant Assn.of Alberta Site:
Q.When is my landlord allowed to come into my property?
A.In some situations your landlord is allowed to enter your property with notice to you, even if you do not agree that he can enter. Notice must be given at least 24 hours before the time the landlord is going to enter the premises and the time of entry must be between 8 am and 8 pm on a day that is not a holiday. The situations are:
* to inspect the property to consider repairs;
* to carry out repairs;
* to show the property, or to allow a realtor to show the property to people who might buy it or need to carry out a mortgage inspection;
* to show the property to people who might want to rent it. Prospective renters can only be shown the property in the last month of a fixed term tenancy or after a periodic tenancy has been terminated; and
* to carry out pest control measures in order that the premises meet public health standards.
A landlord can enter the rented property without any notice or agreement when an emergency requires him or her to enter, or where a tenant has abandoned the property.
May 2005
What I need to know, is Easter Monday considered a holiday in this case? I don't want to have family over for dinner if there is going to be a real-estate showing happening. |
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| Fire'N'Ice |
| sorry but I don't think you have a leg to stand on, Monday is not officially a holiday. (hell, the banks are operating on regular hours) |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by Fire'N'Ice
sorry but I don't think you have a leg to stand on, Monday is not officially a holiday. (hell, the banks are operating on regular hours)
Exactly.
Monday is not a stat. holiday, so with the proper notice he can enter the residence.
Your best bet is to talk to the landlord, if you are on good terms I'm sure he'll give you a 5 hour window whereby he won't book viewings. |
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| BigDaddyLeo |
| Actually i have a concern about this aswell, Me and my wife live in a basement suite in castledowns with a private entry, the only downside is this: the landlord comes in through our entry not the front door because he parks in the garage(in the back), the laundry room, is in the basement so he goes down when ever he feels like he needs to do laundry. it wouldnt be a problem except that we dont have any doors blocking him from our rented space, (no privacy).. any suggestions? |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
Monday isn't a holiday? Hmm ok I have it off, and they put it in our calendars as a stat...
My landlord doesn't want to enter where I live.. too much liability
As far as the guy in the basement... wow.. I would insist on getting a locking door installed to seperate you from the "public area, my thought on this, other thanthe privacy, is what if he's farting around upstairs, leaves the back door unlocked, somebody enters goes downstairs and steals thing, mean while he think's it's just you... |
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| BigDaddyLeo |
| he has a nice locking door seperating his place and ours but he has the only key, so he enters and leaves upon will :/ |
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| ChromeDragon |
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Originally posted by BigDaddyLeo
Actually i have a concern about this aswell, Me and my wife live in a basement suite in castledowns with a private entry, the only downside is this: the landlord comes in through our entry not the front door because he parks in the garage(in the back), the laundry room, is in the basement so he goes down when ever he feels like he needs to do laundry. it wouldnt be a problem except that we dont have any doors blocking him from our rented space, (no privacy).. any suggestions?
If it's a true basement suite it should have a separate entrance that the landlord doesn't use. Tell him to walk around to his entrance.
Also, you should lay out that he can only use the laundry on maybe two days of the week. Helps give you more privacy. This is how I've had it with my suite ... which coincidentally is up for rent on the 15th if you're interested, hehe. Up in Castledowns as well.:thumbup: |
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| BigDaddyLeo |
| Id probably take it but right now we're paying 600.00/mo for a 2 bed room basement suite all utilities included, so rates are good, owner just seems sketchy. |
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| dtjohnst |
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Originally posted by ChromeDragon
If it's a true basement suite it should have a separate entrance that the landlord doesn't use. Tell him to walk around to his entrance.
Also, you should lay out that he can only use the laundry on maybe two days of the week. Helps give you more privacy. This is how I've had it with my suite ... which coincidentally is up for rent on the 15th if you're interested, hehe. Up in Castledowns as well.:thumbup:
It all depends on what the agreement was when it was rented. If the tenant was aware that this was how things would be done, he can't tell the landlord no. In this case, it would be more like renting a room in a house instead of a full suite. And I imagine the rent is probably cheaper than a full suite too. |
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| dtjohnst |
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Originally posted by Stainless
From the Landlord Tenant Assn.of Alberta Site:
Q.When is my landlord allowed to come into my property?
A.In some situations your landlord is allowed to enter your property with notice to you, even if you do not agree that he can enter. Notice must be given at least 24 hours before the time the landlord is going to enter the premises and the time of entry must be between 8 am and 8 pm on a day that is not a holiday. The situations are:
* to inspect the property to consider repairs;
* to carry out repairs;
* to show the property, or to allow a realtor to show the property to people who might buy it or need to carry out a mortgage inspection;
* to show the property to people who might want to rent it. Prospective renters can only be shown the property in the last month of a fixed term tenancy or after a periodic tenancy has been terminated; and
* to carry out pest control measures in order that the premises meet public health standards.
A landlord can enter the rented property without any notice or agreement when an emergency requires him or her to enter, or where a tenant has abandoned the property.
May 2005
What I need to know, is Easter Monday considered a holiday in this case? I don't want to have family over for dinner if there is going to be a real-estate showing happening.
I guess you missed the part about them having to give you notice unless it's an emergency or the tenant has abandoned the property. |
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| ChromeDragon |
| What if the tenant is two months behind on rent?:dunno: |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by ChromeDragon
What if the tenant is two months behind on rent?:dunno:
Your situation is unique for some of your renters, because they are renting a room within your house. When doing so, the renter has no rights.
However, with the basement suite being seperate you would need to actually ask the Board to define whether that means they are a part of the Act or not. If they are, then you need to go through all the proper channels. Which means when they are behind on rent you can serve an eviction notice and they can legally object and stay in the property until the courts resolve it.
Because of this, I would strongly advise talking to the board and ensuring that you can structure your lease agreements / contracts in a manner that everyone is renting a room within your house so that you have the ability to evict them whenever the mood strikes you. |
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| dtjohnst |
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Originally posted by TrevorK
Your situation is unique for some of your renters, because they are renting a room within your house. When doing so, the renter has no rights.
However, with the basement suite being seperate you would need to actually ask the Board to define whether that means they are a part of the Act or not. If they are, then you need to go through all the proper channels. Which means when they are behind on rent you can serve an eviction notice and they can legally object and stay in the property until the courts resolve it.
Because of this, I would strongly advise talking to the board and ensuring that you can structure your lease agreements / contracts in a manner that everyone is renting a room within your house so that you have the ability to evict them whenever the mood strikes you.
I spoke to the board when I first moved here and was renting a room in a house. They told me my rights were that I had no right to privacy in any common areas and that the landlord needed my permission or advance notice to enter my room. Also that eviction and rental matters were as per a month-to-month tenancy regardless of whether or not any agreement had been signed, meaning I could leave without penalty and he could evict me without penalty provided 30 days notice (or something like that) was given.
So...Chrome should be able to drop them a note saying "Your rent is 2 months behind, you have 27 days - or whatever it is the law says - to pay up or you will be evicted effective that date." |
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