If the tenant does not serve the notice to terminate a periodic tenancy within the deadlines outlined by the Residential Tenancies Act, the notice still has effect. However, the termination date would be later than the one set out in the tenant’s notice.
For week-to-week periodic tenancies, the tenant must provide a minimum of one full tenancy week’s notice. If the tenancy week starts on Monday, November 1 and the tenant serves the notice to terminate on Tuesday, November 2, the earliest the tenancy could end is Sunday, November 14. The tenant must pay rent until the end of the tenancy.
For month-to-month periodic tenancies, the tenant must provide one full tenancy month’s notice. If the tenancy month starts on July 1 and the tenant serves the notice to terminate on July 5, the earliest the tenancy could end is August 31. The tenant must pay rent until the end of the tenancy.
February 2015
