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In Alberta, the Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act (MHSTA) applies to people who rent the parcel of land that a mobile home is placed on, setting minimum standards of conduct for both landlords and tenants.
Tenants rent the parcel of land where they live. The MHSTA applies to tenants who own a mobile home and rent the site where the mobile home is placed.
The landlord of a mobile home site may be an individual, a group of people or a corporation.
A landlord may be:
Before a tenant can move their mobile home onto a rented site, the tenant and landlord need to agree to the terms of the tenancy in a contract called a mobile home site tenancy agreement or lease.
Before entering into a tenancy agreement, the mobile home site landlord must disclose, in writing:
Tenancy agreements may be written or verbal, but written is always better as it provides evidence should there be a problem. Both the landlord and tenant should sign the tenancy agreement. The landlord must give a copy of the agreement to the tenant within 21 calendar days from the time the tenant signs.
In Alberta, mobile home site tenancy agreements may be either periodic or fixed-term.
A fixed-term tenancy begins and ends on specific dates.
For example: a tenant and landlord may agree that the tenancy will be for a fixed-term of 2 years from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. On December 31, 2023, the tenancy will automatically end.
Unless otherwise agreed to, neither the landlord nor the tenant needs to provide notice to end the tenancy, and the tenant is expected to vacate the site on the last day of the tenancy.
A periodic tenancy has a start date but no end date. Either the landlord or tenant may end a periodic tenancy by giving notice.
Most periodic tenancies are month-to-month, but they could also be year-to-year.
A tenancy month is the period of time on which a tenancy is based, and is usually a calendar month such as June 1 to June 30, where the tenancy month commences on the first day of the month and ends on the last day of the month. The first day of the tenancy month begins on the day that the rent is payable, unless otherwise agree to by the landlord and tenant. A tenancy month could also be from the 15th of the month until the 14th of the following month, however, these types of tenancy months are uncommon.
Landlords cannot increase the rent payable by a tenant under a fixed-term or periodic tenancy agreement until a minimum of one year (365 days) has passed since the last rent increase, or since the start of the tenancy, whichever is later.
There is no limit on the amount by which the landlord may raise the rent.
Landlords cannot raise the rent during the term of a fixed-term tenancy.
If the landlord wants to increase the rent in a periodic tenancy, notice to the tenant must be given in writing at least 180 calendar days before the rent increase. The notice should include the following:
Landlords of mobile home communities must provide tenants with 180 calendar days’ notice before increasing any fees, charges or assessments that were agreed to at the beginning of a tenancy.
Landlords who rent out mobile home sites that are not in a mobile home community (sites on land with fewer than three sites, such as a farm or acreage) must provide tenants with 90 calendar days’ notice of fee increases.
Landlords usually ask tenants for a refundable security deposit, sometimes called a damage deposit.
See security deposits and changes for more information.
Tenants and landlords may terminate a mobile home site rental agreement for a variety of reasons, such as:
It is mandatory for landlords and tenants to complete both a move-in and a move-out inspection report. This report describes the condition of the mobile home site when a tenant takes or gives up possession of it.
Tenants can use the inspection report to prove they are not responsible for damage that occurred before they took possession.
Landlords cannot make any deduction for damages or cleaning costs from the security deposit when the tenant moves out if the inspection report requirements have not been met.
For more information, see section 3 of the Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Ministerial Regulation.
If there is an issue during the tenancy, the first step is to talk it through with the landlord or tenant. Let the other party know what the issue is, discuss it thoroughly, be respectful of the other party, and keep a record of the conversations, including who you talked to, the date and time of the conversation, and what was said.
If discussing the issue does not resolve it, put your concerns in writing to the other party.
If issues persist after conversations and written notices, landlords and tenants can apply for a hearing with the RTDRS or Court.
The Consumer Contact Centre can provide information on many topics related to landlords and tenants:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed holidays)
Phone: 780-427-4088
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