Difference between revisions of "Tenant’s Rights of Entry, Quiet Enjoyment, and Privacy (19:VII)"
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Landlords have a duty to protect their tenants’ rights to quiet enjoyment, and to not interfere with | Landlords have a duty to protect their tenants’ rights to quiet enjoyment, and to not interfere with | ||
that right themselves. If a landlord interferes with a tenant’s right to quiet enjoyment by repeatedly | that right themselves. If a landlord interferes with a tenant’s right to quiet enjoyment by repeatedly | ||
entering a rental unit in a manner not in accordance with the RTA, the tenant may apply for an order | entering a rental unit in a manner not in accordance with the ''RTA'', the tenant may apply for an order | ||
to be permitted to change the locks in the rental unit, and to be permitted to not provide the landlord | to be permitted to change the locks in the rental unit, and to be permitted to not provide the landlord | ||
with a key: see ''RTA'' | with a key: see ''RTA'' | ||
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landlord may end a tenancy for Cause with one month’s notice if a tenant unreasonably disturbs | landlord may end a tenancy for Cause with one month’s notice if a tenant unreasonably disturbs | ||
other occupants or the landlord of the building. This is separate from the right of quiet enjoyment | other occupants or the landlord of the building. This is separate from the right of quiet enjoyment | ||
and is a cause for a landlord to evict (RTA s 47 (d)(i)). | and is a cause for a landlord to evict (''RTA'' s 47 (d)(i)). | ||
== '''C. Duty to Provide Access''' == | == '''C. Duty to Provide Access''' == |