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Alberta tenancy rules, across the life of a tenancy

One set of provincial guides, tools and checklists that every Alberta city reuses. Pick a city to see which local layers sit on top. The Alberta trap is visible everywhere: there is no rent cap, so the rules that bite are about timing, notice and the trust account, and a fixed term ends on its date with no notice from anyone.

Show local layer for:Calgary Edmonton Airdrie Red Deer Lethbridge

Edmonton:Own secondary suite and business licence rules (verify); no local layer in the pilot.

Starting a tenancy

screening, agreement, deposit, inspection report

Confirm which rules apply

Special housing in Calgary: when the ordinary route is not enoughreference Which tenancy protections cover a Calgary rental?article

Screen applicants

Build a fair screening process in Calgaryguide Calgary screening-process checklistchecklist

Start a tenancy

Start or amend a tenancy in Calgaryguide Agreement preparation checklistchecklist

Collect or return a deposit

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Inspect at move-in or move-out

Prepare move-in and move-out condition records in Calgaryguide Calgary condition-record checklist and form routeschecklist

During the tenancy

rent, entry, repairs, records

Raise the rent

Calgary rent-change amount and timing plannertool Prepare a rent increase in Calgaryguide Rent increase preparation checklistchecklist Calgary rent increases: coverage, amounts and timingarticle

Deal with unpaid rent

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Enter the unit

Calgary document delivery date explorertool What must I check before entering a Calgary rental?tool Enter a rental unit lawfullyguide Entry and access record checklistchecklist

Handle repairs and emergencies

Repairs, damage and ordinary wear in Calgaryarticle

Keep the right records

Calgary tenancy evidence-pack organizertool Tenancy records inventory templatetemplate Tenant information in Calgary: collection, sharing and retentionarticle

Timing, not caps

The Act regulates when and how, not how much

Alberta sets no limit on a rent increase. What it sets is a 365-day gap, three full tenancy months' notice for a month-to-month tenancy, no increase inside a fixed term, a one-month deposit in an interest-bearing trust account, mandatory inspection reports, and a short list of reasons for ending a periodic tenancy. Cities cannot add rent control; they regulate the building.

City layer

Edmonton

Own secondary suite and business licence rules (verify); no local layer in the pilot.

Building and land-use requirements. They never change tenancy law.

Province

Alberta

Residential Tenancies Act and Ministerial Regulation; RTDRS
Security deposit interest rate (0% for 2026)
Minimum Housing and Health Standards (Public Health Act; AHS)
Human Rights Act; PIPA

Applies to ordinary long-term rentals everywhere in Alberta.

Provincial sources

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Owner-shared homes, mobile-home sites, supportive living and hotels each follow a different path.

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