Newfoundland and Labrador Landlord Compliance
Everything you're responsible for as a landlord in Newfoundland and Labrador
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.
Jurisdiction
key details
Rent cap · Detail
No provincial limit on the amount of a rent increase; the Act only limits frequency (once per 12 months for periodic tenancies, none in first 12 months) and requires notice.
Deposit cap · Detail
Security deposit may not exceed 3/4 of the first month's rent for monthly and fixed-term tenancies, or 2 weeks' rent for week-to-week tenancies.
Rent increase notice · Detail
Written notice not less than 6 months before the effective date for monthly and fixed-term tenancies, 8 weeks for weekly; increase must start on the first day of a rental period; max once per 12 months.
City rules · Detail
Residential tenancy and rent rules are set exclusively by the provincial Act administered by Digital Government and Service NL; municipalities have no rent-setting or tenancy-termination power.
Just cause · Detail
Landlord may end a month-to-month tenancy on not less than 3 months' notice before the end of a rental period (4 weeks for weekly) without a stated ground; fixed-term agreements cannot be ended early by the landlord except for cause.
Return deadline · Detail
Refund-or-claim: within 10 days after the tenant vacates, landlord must return the deposit unless the landlord has a claim, in which case an application to the director must be made within that period.
Nonpayment notice · Detail
Monthly/fixed-term: once rent is 5+ days overdue, landlord may serve a termination notice of not less than 10 days (weekly: 3 days overdue, 3 days' notice). Tenant may void by paying arrears before the date, except after 2 notices in 12 months.
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Newfoundland and Labrador Security Deposit Interest Rate 2026: No Interest Accrues on Deposits A Newfoundland and Labrador landlord holding a tenant's security deposit through all of 2026 owes that tenant nothing in interest for the year. The province's annually recalculated rate, tied to the average Bank of Canada rate from the prior year, landed at 0% for the first time in recent cycles once the underlying formula produced a result at or below zero. | Guides | Return a deposit | Oct 4, 2026 |
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