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What every Prince Edward Island 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 (PEI) s. 6 (statutory conditions)
The tenant must not alter the premises, paint, install fixtures, or change locks without the landlord's prior written consent.
RTA (PEI) s. 6
The landlord must maintain the premises in a good state of repair and fit for habitation throughout the tenancy. The tenant must keep the premises reasonably clean and must repair …
RTA (PEI) s. 6 (statutory conditions 1–4)
The tenant may not assign or sublet without the landlord's written consent, which must not be unreasonably withheld.
RTA (PEI) s. 9
Rent is payable on the day specified in the lease. The landlord must provide a receipt on request for any cash payment.
RTA (PEI) s. 6
The landlord may enter only in an emergency, with the tenant's consent, or with 24 hours' written notice between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for repairs, inspection, or to show the uni…
RTA (PEI) s. 6 (statutory condition 6)
Fixed-term tenancies end on the date specified. Month-to-month tenancies require one full rental month's notice from the tenant. The landlord may end the tenancy only for reasons p…
RTA (PEI) ss. 11–20
Clauses Prince Edward Island 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 Prince Edward Island.
PEI caps the security deposit at one month's rent.
RTA (PEI) s. 10
Increases above the IRAC guideline require IRAC approval. Pre-authorized increases in the lease above the guideline are unenforceable.
RTA (PEI) s. 25
Landlord's obligation to keep the premises in good repair is non-waivable.
RTA (PEI) s. 6
While no-pets clauses are permitted, they cannot be applied to service animals; doing so contravenes the PEI Human Rights Act.
Human Rights Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-12
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