Manitoba Landlord Compliance
Everything you're responsible for as a landlord in Manitoba
Rent control, just-cause eviction, deposits, entry, repairs and recordkeeping, written for people who own or manage a few units, checked against the official sources, and kept current when the rules move.
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Rent cap · Detail
Guideline 1.8% for 2026 (Part 9; Residential Rent Regulation); above-guideline increases need RTB approval. Exempt: units renting $1,670+/month, buildings first occupied after March 2005 (20 yrs), social/co-op/life-lease. 2027: 3%, $2,000 threshold.
Deposit cap · Detail
Security deposit may not exceed half the first month's rent; a separate pet damage deposit (pets permitted on/after 30 June 2010) may not exceed one month's rent; none for service animals.
Rent increase notice · Detail
Written notice in the prescribed form at least three months before the effective date; increases no more than once every 12 months (s.118).
City rules · Detail
Rent regulation is provincial: Part 9 of the Act and the Residential Rent Regulation apply to all rental units in Manitoba (s.115); municipalities have no rent-setting or tenancy-termination powers.
Just cause · Detail
Landlord may end a tenancy only on Act grounds: non-payment (s.95.1), other cause such as breach or disturbance (s.96), caretaker units (s.97), sale or landlord's own use (s.98), demolition/renovation/change of use (s.99), via RTB prescribed notices.
Return deadline · Detail
Refund-or-claim: if no claim, deposit plus interest returned within 14 days after termination of the tenancy; if claiming, written notice of the claim and any unclaimed balance within 28 days. Either party may apply to the director on disputes.
Nonpayment notice · Detail
If rent is unpaid 3 days after due, landlord may serve a prescribed-form notice stating the amount and a move-out date; the Act sets no minimum interval before that date. Tenant avoids termination by paying in full by that date.
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View All GuidesManitoba Rent Control Exemption Threshold 2027: Monthly Rent Cutoff Rises From $1,670 to $2,000
A Brandon landlord renting a unit at $1,800 a month used to sit outside Manitoba's rent-control guideline entirely, since anything above $1,670 was exempt. Starting January 1, 2027, that same unit falls under guideline coverage for the first time, as the province's exemption threshold climbs to $2,000, pulling thousands of previously uncapped units into the regulated system.
Guide
Manitoba Rent Increase Guideline 2027: Maximum Increase for Most Regulated Units Rises to 3%
A Winnipeg landlord planning a 2027 rent increase for a regulated unit now has a firm number to work from. Manitoba's 2027 rent increase guideline landed at 3.0%, up from 1.8% the year before, and it applies to most units renting below the province's newly raised $2,000 exemption threshold.
Guide
Manitoba Notice-to-Move Periods 2026: How Local Vacancy Rates Set Notice, With Winnipeg Now at 4 Months
A Winnipeg landlord planning to move into their own rental unit, renovate it, demolish it, or convert it to another use has to give tenants a specific notice period tied directly to the city's current vacancy rate, not a fixed number written into the law. For 2026, that period in Winnipeg is 4 months, based on a vacancy rate of 2.8%.
Guide
Manitoba Rent Increase Guideline 2026: Maximum Increase for Most Regulated Units Is 1.8%
A Manitoba landlord calculating a permissible rent increase for 2026 works from a guideline of 1.8%, applying to most regulated units renting below $1,670 a month. That figure, tied to the province's consumer price index, set the ceiling for the year before the exemption threshold and guideline both moved again for 2027.
Guide
Manitoba Eviction Law 2025: Landlords Need Only Show a Significant Safety Risk in Trafficking Cases
A Manitoba landlord suspecting a unit is being used for drug trafficking or human trafficking used to face a demanding legal test, proving an immediate risk to other tenants' safety before a short-notice termination would hold up. Since June 3, 2025, that test loosened: trafficking, illegal cannabis sales, and human trafficking now count as significant safety risks automatically, without requiring proof the danger is immediate.
Guide
Recent changes
Only substantive changes, not copy edits.
1 Jan 2026
2026 rent increase guideline set at 1.8%
The guideline for most covered rent increases taking effect in 2026 is 1.8%.
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