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R-10.2 - The Residential Tenancies Act

Section 3
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Landlord’s obligations
3(1)A landlord
(a) shall deliver the premises to the tenant in a good state of cleanliness and repair and fit for habitation;
(b) shall maintain the premises in a good state of repair and fit for habitation;
(b.1) shall deliver to the tenant and maintain in a good state of repair any chattels provided therein by the landlord;
(c) shall comply with all health, safety, housing and building standards and any other legal requirement respecting the premises; and
(d) shall keep all common areas in a clean and safe condition.
3(2)Subsection (1) applies whether any state of uncleanliness, non-repair or unfitness for habitation existed to the knowledge of the tenant before the tenancy agreement was entered into or arose thereafter.
3(3)Repealed: 1987, c.52, s.1
3(4)This section does not apply to a tenancy agreement for a term of years entered into before this section comes into force.
1985, c.36, s.1; 1987, c.52, s.1; 1997, c.13, s.2; 2006, c.5, s.2
Landlord’s obligations
3(1)A landlord
(a) shall deliver the premises to the tenant in a good state of repair and fit for habitation;
(b) shall maintain the premises in a good state of repair and fit for habitation;
(b.1) shall deliver to the tenant and maintain in a good state of repair any chattels provided therein by the landlord;
(c) shall comply with all health, safety, housing and building standards and any other legal requirement respecting the premises; and
(d) shall keep all common areas in a clean and safe condition.
3(2)Subsection (1) applies whether any state of non-repair or unfitness for habitation existed to the knowledge of the tenant before the tenancy agreement was entered into or arose thereafter.
3(3)Repealed: 1987, c.52, s.1
3(4)This section does not apply to a tenancy agreement for a term of years entered into before this section comes into force.
1985, c.36, s.1; 1987, c.52, s.1; 1997, c.13, s.2