Bill 208 — Fourth Session, 18Th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberlt1A7R Bill 208 An Act To Amend the Landlord and Tenant Act (Legislature 18, Session 4)

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1978 Bill 208 Fourth Session, 18th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERlT1a7R BILL 208

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT MR. NOTLEY First Reading ________________________________________ _ Second Reading _______________________________________ _ Committee of the Whole _______________________________ _ Third Reading _______________________________________ _ Royal Assent ________________________________________ _ Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 208 Mr. Notley BILL 208 1978

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Assented to , 1978) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice 'and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by this Act.

Section 10 is amended by adding the following after sub section (3): ( 4) An order for possession shall be gl1anted only where the termination is made on the grounds that (

a) the tenant has failed to pay rent on the premises owing to the landlord for 30 days or more past the normal date of payment; (

b) the tenant has failed to comply with an order of the court with respeot to his occupation of the residential premises; (

c) the ,conduct of the tenant, or person or persons permit ted in the residential premises by him, has for a signifi 'cant period been such that the quiet enjoyment of other tenants in the residential building has been disturbed; (

d) occupancy by the tenant is resulting in, or has resulted in, the residential premises being damaged beyond normal wear and tear; (

e) the landlord bona fide requires the residential premises for the purpose of occupation by himself, his spouse or child, or his or his spouse's parents; (

f) the landlord intends to demolish the residential premises, without any intervening tenancy between the date of notice and demolition date; (

g) the tenant has failed to give, within 30' days of the date he enters into a tenancy agre'ement, a security deposit required to be made under the tenancy agreement; (

h) the tenant has failed to obtain the consent in writing of the landlord before subletting the premises;

Explanatory Notes 1. This Bill will amend ~hapter 200 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1970. 2. Amends

section 10; specifies permitted grounds for termination of a tenancy.

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i) the tenant has failed to obtain the consent in writing of the landlord for visits to the premises by persons who are not normally resident in the premises which exceed 14 days in duration for an individual visit or, where a person visits more than once in a year, exceed 28 days in aggregate for that person in that year; (D the safety or other bona fide and lawful right or interest of the landlord or other tenant in the residential building is or has been seriously impaired by

an act or omission of the tenant or person permitted in the residential premises by him; (

k) the notice of termination was given in respect of care taker's premises; (1) the tenant was an employee of an employer who pro vided the tenant with residential premises during his employment and his employment has been terminated; or (

m) the tenant has been convicted of an illegal act with re spect to the landlord's property or with respect to the property of any person residing in or leasing space in the residential building or any employee or visitor of such person.

Section 12 ( 1 ) ( a1) is repealed and the following is substitu ted: ( a 1) if he is satisfied that the tenancy has been terminated for a reason specified in

section 10 ( 4 ), give an order for possession. 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assen ted to. 2

3. Replaces

section 12; order for possession only on permitted grounds. 2 Title: 1978 (18th, 4th) Bill 208,

An Act to Amend the Landlord and Tenant Act

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