A landlord's rights and responsibilities in New Brunswick

This is the other side of your own lease: what your landlord is entitled to, and what they owe you. They are entitled to rent on time, a unit kept reasonably clean and free of damage you or your guests cause, no nuisance to neighbours, and proper notice when you leave. In return they must give you a signed lease, a safe and well-maintained home, repairs in a reasonable time, uninterrupted heat, water, and power, proper notice before entry or a rent increase, your deposit sent to the Office, and freedom from discrimination. If a responsibility is not met, our guides on repairs, landlord entry, security deposits, and disputes explain how to raise it.

Your rights: a tenant who pays rent on time, follows the lease, keeps the unit reasonably clean, repairs damage they or their guests cause, does not cause a nuisance, respects health and safety and other tenants, cooperates on any accommodation, and gives proper notice to end the lease. Your responsibilities: give the tenant a signed copy of the lease and live up to its terms; provide a unit that is safe, clean, fit to live in, and meets housing and building standards; keep common areas safe and clean; complete repairs and maintenance in a reasonable time; never interrupt heat, water, or electricity except in an emergency; give proper notice for entry, rent increases, and terminations; and submit the security deposit to Service New Brunswick within 15 days. You also must follow the Human Rights Act: no discriminatory advertising, no lease terms that restrict protected groups, and no higher rent based on disability or other protected grounds. In a rooming house you must provide and maintain door locks, and you are responsible for damage you cause to a mobile home or a tenant's structures.