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You cannot use your security deposit towards your rent unless your landlord agrees to it in writing. For example, you cannot pay only half of your last month’s rent and tell the landlord to cover the rest with your security deposit. If you do this the landlord can evict you for non-payment of rent, which means you would have to be out in ten days, yet you would still owe rent for the entire month. If you owe rent when you move out and there is no damage to the place or other payments that you owe the landlord, the landlord can put your security deposit towards what you still owe in rent. See Section 21 of the [[Residential Tenancy Act|RTA]] | You cannot use your security deposit towards your rent unless your landlord agrees to it in writing. For example, you cannot pay only half of your last month’s rent and tell the landlord to cover the rest with your security deposit. If you do this the landlord can evict you for non-payment of rent, which means you would have to be out in ten days, yet you would still owe rent for the entire month. If you owe rent when you move out and there is no damage to the place or other payments that you owe the landlord, the landlord can put your security deposit towards what you still owe in rent. See Section 21 of the [[Residential Tenancy Act|RTA]] | ||
== Extra deposits and non-refundable fees == | |||
The law allows landlords to charge a deposit for access devices like keys and automatic garage door openers or for equipment that is for the tenant’s use only. You cannot be charged a deposit for a key or access card if it is your only means of entry to your building. | |||
===Non-refundable fees=== | |||
In addition to your rent and refundable deposits, the new [[Residential Tenancy Act]] allows landlords to charge extra fees for certain services. The law allows a landlord to charge the following fees: | |||
*direct cost of replacing keys or other access devices, | |||
*direct cost of any additional keys that you request, | |||
*service fees charged by banks for NSF cheques, | |||
*move-in and move-out fees charged by a strata corporation to the landlord, | |||
*fee for services or facilities requested by you that aren’t covered in your tenancy agreement; for example, a parking fee, if it wasn’t in your original agreement. | |||
