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A fixed term tenancy (or lease) is one that is set for a specific period of time (e.g. a year, a month or a week). At the end of the term of the agreement, the landlord and tenant can agree to another fixed term or the tenancy continues on a month-to-month basis.

Typically, when a fixed-term lease in B.C. ends, it gets automatically turned into a month-to-month lease that has no end date. On the date specified at the end of a fixed-term tenancy agreement, the tenant is not required to vacate the rental unit, unless otherwise specified in the lease.

If the Lease is a 'month to month' lease then section 8 (1) (b) of the Act requires the landlord (the Seller) to give the tenant notice on or before ?the first day of the notice period.? The notice period is defined as being 3 consecutive 'Tenancy months'.

Rent increases Landlords cannot increase rent during a fixed term. Notwithstanding the above, there is no limit on the amount by which the landlord may raise the rent. If the landlord wants to increase the rent, the landlord's notice to the tenant must be in writing and include all of the following: the date.

Alberta is one of the few provinces with no limit to how much a landlord can increase rent, only how often (once a year). The provincial government offers subsidies to low-income Albertans instead, although thousands of people who qualify for them are on a waiting list.

This maximum allowable rent increase is set out in sections 22 and 22.1 of the Residential Tenancy Regulation. The B.C. government has set the new annual limit for these rent increases to 2% for 2023.

In Alberta, the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) applies to most people who rent the place where they live. This law sets out the rights and responsibilities that apply to landlords and tenants. In this section, find out about the different stages of renting and common problems that can arise.