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RTA Residential Tenancies Act

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Part 1 — Periodic Tenancies

8 Notice to terminate monthly tenancy

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(1) Subject to section 9, a notice to terminate a monthly tenancy
must be served
(a) by a tenant on the tenant's landlord, on or before the first
day of a notice period of 2 consecutive tenancy months to be
effective on the last day of the notice period, or
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(b) by a landlord on the landlord's tenant, on or before the first
day of a notice period of 6 consecutive tenancy months to be
effective on the last day of the notice period.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a), if a person has been a
tenant of the landlord for not more than 2 consecutive tenancy
months, a notice to terminate a monthly tenancy served by the
tenant on the landlord within the first 2 months of the tenancy is
effective on the last day of the 4th tenancy month from the
commencement of the tenancy.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b), if a person has been a
tenant of the landlord for not more than 6 consecutive tenancy
months, a notice to terminate a monthly tenancy served by the
landlord on the tenant within the first 6 months of the tenancy is
effective on the last day of the 12th tenancy month from the
commencement of the tenancy.
1982 cM-18.5 s5;1992 c22 s7