CREB Residential Tenancy Agreement

RESIDENTIAL TENANCY AGREEMENT

(Fixed Term Tenancy)

THIS AGREEMENT made in duplicate the day of , 20.

BETWEEN:

(referred to in this Agreement as the “Landlord”),

(referred to in this Agreement either individually or collectively as the “Tenant”).

PREMISES

1. The Landlord leases to the Tenant the residential premises described as follows:

(referred to in this Agreement as the "premises" for the use and occupation as residential premises only, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and of the Residential Tenancies Act of the Province of Alberta.

TERM AND TERMINATION

2. This Agreement shall be for a fixed term commencing at 12 o’clock noon on the day of , 20 and ending at 12 o’clock noon on the day of , 20 and no notice shall be required for either the Landlord or Tenant to terminate the tenancy at the end of the fixed term.

RENT

3. Tenant shall pay monthly, in advance, to the Landlord at the Landlord’s address forth above or at the following address

a rental of $ per month on or before the first day of each and every month of the term of this Agreement. (The rent shall be pro-rated as required.)

UTILITIES AND SERVICES

4. The rent for which provision is made in Clause 3 of this Agreement shall be deemed to include the cost of all utilities and services supplied to the premises which, without limitation, shall include the cost of water and sewer service, electricity and heating: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Tenant agrees to pay on demand to the appropriate authority or authorities the cost of the following utilities and services:

PARKING

5. The Tenant shall pay to the Landlord monthly, in advance, at the same time at which rent is payable pursuant to this Agreement, the following amount or amounts for parking and for the automobile plug-in to be provided by the Landlord to the Tenant throughout the term of this Agreement:

Parking (Parking Stall No. ) $

Automobile Plug-in (15 Amp.) $

APPLIANCES / CABLE T.V. / FURNITURE

6. The Landlord agrees that throughout the term of this Agreement, the Landlord will supply to the Tenant, at the sole cost of the Landlord, the following items:

Refrigerator Range Dishwasher Washer Dryer Draperies Cable TV Satellite Signal Other

AMENITIES

7. (a) The Tenant is granted the following privileges and the right to use the following amenities and facilities throughout the term of this Agreement at no cost to the Tenant:

(b) The following privileges and the right to use the following amenities and facilities are exclusively reserved to the Landlord or the Landlord’s designee(s) and are not granted to the Tenant pursuant to this Agreement.

OTHER OCCUPANTS

8. The Landlord agrees that in addition to the Tenant, the premises may be occupied only by the following other persons:

1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.

together with any increase in the Tenant’s family, but in any event not exceeding a total of persons, unless the Landlord consents in writing to the occupation of the premises by some other or an additional person or persons.

THIS TENANCY CREATED BY THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY-THE RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT AND IF THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ACT, THE ACT PREVAILS.

SECURITY DEPOSIT

9. (a) The Tenant agrees to pay the Landlord a security deposit of $. The security deposit shall not exceed the equivalent of one month’s rent pursuant to this Agreement, or the equivalent of the first month’s rent if the premises are subsidized public housing, and in either case the security deposit shall not be increased throughout the term of this Agreement.

(b) The Landlord agrees to deposit the security deposit received from the Tenant in an interest-bearing trust account at a bank, treasury branch, credit union or trust company in Alberta within two (2) banking days of receiving the security deposit, as required by the Residential Tenancies Act.

INTEREST ON SECURITY DEPOSIT

10. Unless otherwise agreed by the Landlord and the Tenant as provided in Clause 28 of this Agreement, the Landlord agrees to pay to the Tenant interest on the security deposit annually at the rate or rates prescribed by the Residential Tenancies Act and the regulations thereto, as applicable.

INSPECTION OF PREMISES

11. The Landlord and the Tenant agree to complete an inspection of the premises within one week of the Tenant's taking possession of the premises and within one week of the Tenant's surrendering possession of the premises.

CARE OF PREMISES AND OTHER ITEMS

12. (a) The Landlord agrees that the premises supplied to the Tenant by the Landlord at the commencement of the term of this Agreement shall be in a reasonably good state of repair and reasonably clean and that insofar as the Landlord is responsible for the maintenance of the premises pursuant to this Agreement, they will be maintained in a reasonably good state of repair.

(b) The Tenant agrees to take good care of the premises and keep them in reasonably clean condition and to take good care of any items supplied to the Tenant by the Landlord pursuant to Clauses 6 and 7 of this Agreement.

MAINTENANCE COSTS

13. The Tenant shall be responsible for:

(a) the costs of repairing plugged toilets, sinks and drains;

(b) the costs of replacing or repairing all windows, screens and light fixtures damaged, broken, removed or destroyed at any time during the tenancy;

TENANT’S INSURANCE

14. It shall be the responsibility of the Tenant to insure the Tenant’s property on the premises against damage or loss to such property occasioned by fire, theft and any other perils which cause such damage or loss.

TRANSFER

15. Notwithstanding any provision, either express or implied, to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that the Tenant is at any time transferred by the Tenant's employer from the city or town in which the premises are located, then the Tenant may terminate this Agreement by complying with both of the following conditions:

(a) by providing the Landlord with proof of the transfer;

(b) by providing the Landlord with written notice of termination of the tenancy on or before the first day of a tenancy month to be effective on the last day of that tenancy month.

BEHAVIOUR

16. The Tenant will not cause and the Tenant will ensure that the family and guests of the Tenant do not cause a nuisance or disturbance to other tenants, if any, in the same building in which the premises are located.

ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

17. The Tenant shall not have the right to assign or sublet the premises to another person or persons without the written consent of the Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

ABANDONMENT

18. Should the Tenant fail to take possession of the premises at the commencement of the term of this Agreement, or abandon the premises before the expiration of this Agreement, the Landlord may take possession without notice or demand and re-let the premises on such conditions as the Landlord may deem advisable, without prejudice to the Landlord’s right to recover rental which may be owing and without prejudice to any claim or claims for damages.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

19. The Tenant will observe and comply with the Landlord’s RULES AND REGULATIONS which are attached to and form part of this Agreement.

LIABILITY FOR RENT

20. When two or more persons comprise the Tenant for the purposes of this Agreement, the Landlord may collect the rent due to the Landlord pursuant to this Agreement from any or all of them.

QUIET ENJOYMENT

21. The Landlord acknowledges that in executing this Agreement, the Landlord is exercising the Landlord’s lawful power, and in so executing, grants the Tenant the right of full use and occupation and peaceful enjoyment of the premises with such security of tenure as is provided pursuant to this Agreement.

RIGHT OF ENTRY

22. Except as otherwise permitted by this Clause 22, the Landlord shall not enter the premises without the consent of the Tenant or of any adult person lawfully on the premises.

OBSERVANCE OF LAWS

23. Such requirements as presently exist and may in the future be enacted in law with respect to the relationship between landlords and tenants and with respect to such matters as health, sanitation, fire, housing and safety standards shall be observed by both the Landlord and the Tenant.

TENANT’S COPY OF AGREEMENT

24. The Landlord shall deliver to the Tenant a duplicate copy of this Agreement signed by the Landlord within TWENTY-ONE (21) days after execution of this Agreement by the Tenant and return of this Agreement to the Landlord.

BINDING EFFECT

25. Subject to Clause 17 of this Agreement, this Agreement shall extend to, be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of each party herein.

LANDLORD’S ADDRESS

26. The Landlord will advise the Tenant of the street address and postal address within Alberta of the Landlord within seven (7) days of the Tenant's taking possession of the premises and will advise the Tenant of any change in such information, as required by the Residential Tenancies Act.

HEADINGS

27. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

28.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

RECEIPT OF RENTAL AGREEMENT

I hereby acknowledge receipt of a DUPLICATE ORIGINAL OF THIS AGREEMENT this day of .

RULES AND REGULATIONS

The above Rules and Regulations are agreed to and accepted this day of , 20.