SS · Residential Tenancies Act
Part 3 — Remedies of Landlords and Tenants
30 Termination of tenancy for damage or assault
(a) done or permitted significant damage to the residential
premises, the common areas or the property of which they
form a part, or
(b) physically assaulted or thre atened to physically assault the
landlord or another tenant,
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 24
hours before the time 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 the reasons for the termination, and
(d) set out the time and date that the tenancy is to terminate.
(3) If a landlord terminates a tenancy by serving a notice under
subsection (1) and the tenant has not vacated the premises by the
time and date set out in the notice, the landlord may within 10 days
after the termination date apply to a court for an order confirming
the termination of the tenancy and for any remedy that may be
granted under section 26.
(4) An application under subsection (3) must be supported by an
affidavit setting out the following:
(a) details of the damage or physical assault or threat;
(b) a copy of the notice to te rminate and the time and date it
was served.
(5) If the landlord has not applied to a court to confirm the
termination of the tenancy within 10 days after the termination date
and the tenant has not vacated the premises, the termination of the
tenancy by notice of the landlord is ineffective and the tenancy is
deemed never to have been terminated by notice of the landlord
under this section.
(6) A court may grant an order confirming the termination of the
tenancy if satisfied that the tenant has done or permitted significant
damage or committed the assault or threat referred to in subsection
(1).
(7) If a court is not satisfied that the tenant has done or permitted
significant damage or committed the assault or threat referred to in
subsection (1), the court may declare the termination of the tenancy
by notice of the landlord to be ineffective and the tenancy is
deemed never to have been terminated by notice of the landlord
under this section.