Difference between revisions of "Tenancy and Manufactured Homes (Formerly "Mobile Homes") (19:XV)"

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==== a) Pets ====
==== a) Pets ====
A tenancy agreement may prohibit pets or restrict the size, kind or number of pets, and  establish  rules  for  pet  ownership.  Guide  animals  and existing  pets are  exempt from the provisions.
==== b) Tenant’s Right to Quiet Enjoyment ====
A  tenant  is  entitled  to  quiet  enjoyment  including  but  not  limited  to  the  following (MHPTA, s 22):
*reasonable privacy;
*freedom from unreasonable disturbance; and
*use of common areas for reasonable and lawful purposes, free from significant interference.
== H. Ending a Tenancy ==
A tenancy ends only if one or more of the following applies (MHPTA, s 37(1)):
*the tenant or landlord gives notice to end the tenancy in accordance with one of the following: s  38  (tenant’s  notice);  s 39  (landlord’s  notice:  non-payment  of  rent);  s  40  (landlord’s  notice: cause); s 41 (landlord’s notice: end of employment); s 42 (landlord’s notice: landlord’s use of property); or, s 43 (tenant may end tenancy early).                                           
NOTE: Each  of  these  sections  sets  out  notice  requirements.  It  is  important  that any  notice  given  meets  the  form  and  content  requirements  set  out  in  MHPTA,  s 45.the tenancy agreement is a fixed term tenancy agreement that provides that the tenant will vacate the manufactured home site on the date specified as the end of the tenancy; the landlord and tenant agree in writing to end the tenancy; the tenancy agreement is frustrated; or an Arbitrator orders that the tenancy is ended. 1.Tenant’s Notice a)Periodic A  tenant  may  end  a  periodic  tenancy  by  giving  the  landlord notice  to  end  the tenancy  effective  on  a  date  that  is  not  earlier  than  one month  after  the  date  the landlord  receives  the  notice,  and  is  the day  before  the day in the  month,  or  in  the other period on which the tenancy is based, that rent is payable under the tenancy agreement. b)Fixed Term A  tenant  may  end  a  fixed  term  tenancy  by  giving  the  landlord  notice  to  end  the tenancy  effective  on  a  date  that  is  not  earlier  than  one month  after  the  date  the landlord  receives  the  notice,  is  not  earlier  than  the  date  specified  in  the  tenancy agreement as the end of the tenancy, and is the day before the day in the month, or