House rules
Pursuant to the rules in the Tenancy Act section 5-2 the tenant is obligated to follow ordinary rules for peace and quiet, and reasonable injunctions set by the...
About time specified and unspecified tenancy agreements
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Tenancy contract
A tenancy agreement can be entered into for a specified or unspecified time period. If there is an end date in the contract, it is a time specified tenancy. If there is not an end date in the contract it is an unspecified tenancy.
The main rule for time specified tenancy agreements is that the landlord must rent out the property for at least three years. The contract can include an access to terminate the tenancy with notice, but it can also be binding for the entirety of the tenancy, without access to termination. If nothing else is agreed upon in writing, time specified tenancy agreements can be terminated by giving your notice.
If the tenancy agreement regards an attic or basement apartment, or half of a two-family house and the landlord lives in the same house, the tenancy may be fixed at one year.
If the landlord has just cause, the tenancy can be set even shorter, also to months or weeks. The landlord may for example rent out the property under a limited absence for work, education or vacation. For this to apply, it must be informed of in writing, in the contract.
Unspecified tenancy agreements are binding until one of parties gives notice.
Read the contract thoroughly
Read the contract thoroughly, so that you are aware of what length of tenancy you have agreed to, if you have the opportunity to terminate the tenancy by give notice and how long the notice period is.
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