Difference between revisions of "Tenant’s Rights of Entry, Quiet Enjoyment, and Privacy (19:VII)"

Under ''RTA'' s 30 (1)once a tenant has taken possession of a rental unit, a landlord is not allowed to unreasonably restrict the tenant’s access to the residential property.  Under s 31 of the ''RTA'', the landlord cannot change the locks or alter the means of access to the rental unit without the tenant’s permission, and a landlord is obligated to provide all tenants with new keys or other means of access to the rental unit. On the request of a tenant at the beginning of a new tenancy agreement, the landlord must re-key or change the locks to the rental unit: see '''Section IV: Moving In and Moving Out'''. A landlord cannot restrict access if a tenant has failed to pay rent.