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CPA Condominium Property Act

CPA · Residential Tenancies Act

Part 3 — Remedies of Landlords and Tenants

29 Termination for substantial breach by tenant

Current to 2026-05-14 · Official PDF

(1) If a tenant commits a substantial breach of a residential
tenancy agreement, the landlord may apply to a court to terminate
the tenancy or may terminate the tenancy by serving the tenant with
a notice at least 14 days before the day that the tenancy is to
terminate.
(2) The notice must
(a) be in writing,
(b) be signed by the landlord or the landlord's agent,

(c) set out separately
(i) the rent due as of the date of the notice, and
(ii) any additional rent that may become due during the
notice period,
(d) set out the reasons for the termination, and
(e) set out the termination date.
(3) Where a landlord terminates a tenancy for non-payment of
rent, the notice to terminate must state that the tenancy will not be
terminated if, on or before the termination date specified in the
notice, the tenant pays the rent due and any additional rent that has
become due under the residential tenancy agreement as of the date
of payment.
(4) A notice to terminate under this section is ineffective if, before
the termination date given in the notice, the tenant
(a) pays all rent due as of the date of payment, if the alleged
breach is a failure to pay rent, or
(b) serves the landlord with a notice in writing objecting to the
termination that sets out the tenant's reasons for objecting, if
the alleged breach is other than a failure to pay rent.
2004 cR-17.1 s29;2005 c32 s3