MHHS · Residential Tenancies Act
Part 2 — Obligations of Landlords and Tenants
23 Entry of premises
shall enter residential premises rented by the landlord without the
consent of the tenant or of an adult person lawfully on the
premises.
(2) A landlord is entitled to enter residential premises rented by the
landlord without consent or notice if the landlord has reasonable
grounds to believe that
(a) an emergency requires the landlord to enter the premises, or
(b) the tenant has abandoned the premises.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), a landlord is entitled to enter
residential premises rented by the landlord without consent but
after notice to the tenant
(a) to inspect the state of repair of the premises,
(b) to make repairs to the premises,
(c) to take necessary steps to control pests in the premises to
ensure that the premises meet standards in that regard that
are required under any law in force in Alberta,
(d) for the purpose of showing the premises, whether directly or
through a real estate broker, to prospective purchasers or
mortgagees of the premises, or
(e) to show the premises to prospective tenants after a landlord
or tenant has served notice of termination of a periodic
tenancy or during the last month of a fixed term tenancy.
(4) A landlord is not entitled to enter residential premises under
subsection (3) unless
(a) the notice is served on the tenant at least 24 hours before the
time of entry,
(b) the entry is made on a day that is not
(i) a holiday, except that the landlord may enter on a
Sunday if the tenant's day of religious worship is not a
Sunday and the tenant has provided the landlord with a
written notice of that day, or
(ii) the tenant's day of religious worship if that day is not a
Sunday and the tenant has provided the landlord with a
written notice of that day,
and
(c) the entry is between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
(5) A notice under subsection (3) must
(a) be in writing,
(b) be signed by the landlord or the landlord's agent,
(c) state the reason for the entry, and
(d) name a date and time of entry that comply with subsection
(4).
(6) The date and time of entry referred to in subsection (5)(d) may
be expressed as a period of time of reasonable duration, which
must begin and end at specified times.