Locks and Security Devices

Neither you nor your landlord should change or add to the locks on access doors to the rented premises without the agreement of the other. If your landlord agrees that you can change the lock, you must give him or her a key as soon as the change is made.

As a tenant, you don't need the agreement of your landlord to put in locks or a security device that can only be activated by someone from the inside of the property. The device or lock must be capable of being either installed or removed without causing damage to the property, or it must stay when you leave and become the property of the landlord.

Offence

If either your or your landlord breaches the provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act in relation to locks and security devices, either of you may be found guilty of an offence and fined. Offences can be reported to Service Alberta.

February 2012