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What every New Brunswick lease must cover
Tenant's insurance is strongly recommended. The landlord's policy does not cover the tenant's personal property or personal liability.
RTA s. 3 (obligations of tenant)
The tenant must not alter the premises, change locks, or install fixtures without the landlord's prior written consent.
RTA ss. 3, 11
The landlord must keep the premises in a good state of repair and fit for habitation, comply with health and safety standards, and is responsible for repairs except those caused by…
RTA ss. 3 and 8
The tenant may not assign or sublet without the landlord's written consent, which must not be unreasonably withheld. The landlord may not charge a fee beyond reasonable out-of-pock…
RTA s. 13
Rent is payable on the day specified in the lease. The landlord must provide a receipt for any cash payment.
RTA s. 6
The landlord may enter the premises only in an emergency, with the tenant's consent, or with reasonable advance written notice for repairs, inspection, or to show the premises to a…
RTA s. 17
Fixed-term tenancies end on the date specified. Month-to-month tenancies require one (1) calendar month's notice from the tenant. The landlord may end the tenancy only for reasons …
RTA ss. 18–24
Clauses New Brunswick landlords add that don't actually work
These show up in homemade and copy-pasted leases all the time. None of them are enforceable in New Brunswick.
NB caps the security deposit at one month's rent (monthly tenancies) or one week's rent (weekly).
RTA s. 8.1
Security deposits in NB must be remitted to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal; landlords may not hold them directly.
RTA s. 8.1(3)
Landlord's repair obligations under s. 3 are non-waivable.
RTA s. 3
While no-pets clauses are permitted, they cannot be applied to service animals; doing so contravenes the New Brunswick Human Rights Act.
Human Rights Act, R.S.N.B. 2011, c. 171
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