What must be included in a written rental agreement?
An agreement should cover the names of the landlord and tenant, the address, the rent and when it is due, the term, any security deposit, and anything else agreed. What the Act actually requires is about handing it over: at the start of the tenancy the landlord gives the tenant a copy of the Act and regulations, plus written notice of the landlord's name, phone number and address for service. Where the agreement is written, the tenant gets a signed copy within 10 days. For an oral or implied agreement, the landlord instead gives a written notice with the prescribed information within 10 days. Miss either and it bites — under section 7(4) the tenant's obligation to pay rent is suspended until the landlord provides it (the withheld rent is then payable, s.7(5)).
- Where this comes from
- Section 7(1)–(5), (7), Residential Tenancies Act, 2018 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Last reviewed
- Official sources
- Residential Tenancies Act, 2018 (official text)