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MHHS Minimum Housing and Health Standards

MHHS · Residential Tenancies Act

Part 2 — Obligations of Landlords and Tenants

21 Tenant's covenants

Current to 2026-05-14 · Official PDF

The following covenants of the tenant form part of every
residential tenancy agreement:
(a) that the rent will be paid when due;
(b) that the tenant will not in any significant manner interfere
with the rights of either the landlord or other tenants in the
premises, the common areas or the property of which they
form a part;
(c) that the tenant will not perform illegal acts or carry on an
illegal trade, business or occupation in the premises, the
common areas or the property of which they form a part;
(d) that the tenant will not endanger persons or property in the
premises, the common areas or the property of which they
form a part;
(e) that the tenant will not do or permit significant damage to
the premises, the common areas or the property of which
they form a part;
(f) that the tenant will maintain the premises and any property
rented with it in a reasonably clean condition;
(g) that the tenant will vacate th e premises at the expiration or
termination of the tenancy.