Landlord and Tenant - CPLEA

Landlord and Tenant Information for Albertans

A Website of The Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta
  • About
    • About CPLEA and Disclaimer
    • Copyright Statement
  • Topics
    • Legislation
    • Leases and Agreements
    • Security Deposits
    • Inspection Reports
    • Responsibilities
    • Roommates, Subletting, and Assignment
    • Repairs
    • Notices
      • Eviction Notice (Notice of Termination of Tenancy for Substantial Breach)
      • Notice of Objection to an Eviction Notice
      • Notice of Entry by the Landlord
      • Notice of Landlord
      • Notice of Rent Increase
      • Notice of Termination of a Periodic Tenancy for Allowable Reasons
      • Notice to End a Periodic Tenancy
      • Tenant’s 14 Day Notice to Terminate Tenancy
    • Dispute Resolution
  • Resources
  • FAQs
  • Glossary
  • Find Help
    • Forms
    • Legal Advice
    • Government & Court Services
You are here: Home / Responsibilities / FAQ – Why can a tenant be evicted?

FAQ – Why can a tenant be evicted?

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

If a tenant commits a “substantial breach” of the residential tenancy agreement, the landlord can serve a 24 hour or 14 day eviction notice (depending on the type of breach). A substantial breach is when the tenant breaks one of the rules under the Residential Tenancies Act.

A landlord can evict a tenant for the following reasons:

  • not paying the rent on time and in full (requires 14 day notice or court order);
  • significantly damaging the property, or allowing the property to be significantly damaged (requires 24 hour notice or court order);
  • physically assaulting or threatening to physically assault the landlord or another tenant (requires 24 hour notice or court order);
  • interfering with the rights of other tenants or the landlord (for example, tenant is unreasonably loud) (requires 14 day notice or court order);
  • committing any illegal acts in the property (type of notice will depend on illegal activity committed);
  • failing to maintain the property in a reasonably clean condition (type of notice will depend on damage caused to the unit); and
  • refusing to move out at the end of the tenancy (requires 14 day notice or court order).

For more information about evictions, go to the Eviction Notice section of this website.

February 2020

Funded by

Territory Acknowledgement

The Centre for Public Legal Education respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 territories, the traditional lands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.

A Project of

www.cplea.ca

Please note CPLEA does not provide legal advice or legal representation. For publication and resource requests, click here.

Disclaimer

This website provides legal information for Alberta law only. It does not provide legal advice. Laws may be different in other provinces.

CPLEA does not guarantee the accuracy of Google Translate. Read the full Disclaimer.

Copyright 2020 Legal Resource Centre of Alberta. All rights reserved. Read the full Copyright Statement.

Copyright © 2023 Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta

  • About
    • About CPLEA and Disclaimer
    • Copyright Statement
  • Topics
    • Legislation
    • Leases and Agreements
    • Security Deposits
    • Inspection Reports
    • Responsibilities
    • Roommates, Subletting, and Assignment
    • Repairs
    • Notices
      • Eviction Notice (Notice of Termination of Tenancy for Substantial Breach)
      • Notice of Objection to an Eviction Notice
      • Notice of Entry by the Landlord
      • Notice of Landlord
      • Notice of Rent Increase
      • Notice of Termination of a Periodic Tenancy for Allowable Reasons
      • Notice to End a Periodic Tenancy
      • Tenant’s 14 Day Notice to Terminate Tenancy
    • Dispute Resolution
  • Resources
  • FAQs
  • Glossary
  • Find Help
    • Forms
    • Legal Advice
    • Government & Court Services