Notice, Hours Of Entry
To notify a tenant of their entry, a landlord must provide specific details about a limited time frame during which the landlord or their agent will be accessing the property.
Comprehending the Prerequisites for Providing Adequate Notice of Entry before Landlords Enter a Rental Property
The world is a bustling place where people lead hectic lives, with daily chores and schedules to keep up with. As a result, when a landlord or their representatives, such as a superintendent, maintenance workers, or a real estate agent needing to show the rental unit, require access to the premises, the landlord must give at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of a reasonable timeframe for the entry.
The entry must occur within the twelve (12) hour period between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, as stipulated by section 27 of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, Chapter 17. However, it is unclear from the Act whether the landlord can simply inform the tenant to expect entry at an unspecified time during the entire twelve-hour period.
Accordingly, per section 27(3) of the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 as well as the Wrona case, generally, a landlord is required to provide notice of entry with reasons for the entry and reasonable window of time for the entry within the hours of 8:00AM and 8:00PM.
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yard area
With regards to rental units that include yard areas, such as gardens, pools, sheds, and other such features, landlords must provide proper notice of entry, just as they would for the structural living space. This duty arises from the fact that the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 defines “rental unit” as encompassing the entire area of the rented premises intended for the tenant’s exclusive residential use.