Kaza — compliance engine
Canadian tenancy law, compiled in. Every answer below is produced by the same engine the staff dashboard and the AI leasing agent must go through — and every one of them carries the statute it relied on. A rule with no citation cannot ship.
- BLOCKED — UNLAWFUL
New Brunswick landlord raises rent 5%
The kind of increase a US property system would wave straight through.
This rent increase is not lawful in New Brunswick. The increase is 5%, over the 3% maximum in New Brunswick. A cap of up to 9% is possible, but only with regulator approval for justified capital expenditure.
“Landlords are not permitted to increase rent by more than 3% every 12 months. Landlords must provide tenants with six months' written notice before implementing a rent increase. Rent can only be increased once every 12 months and not within the first 12 months of the tenancy. Landlords must apply for permission to serve a notice of rent increase above the 3% cap, up to 9%, for justified capital expenditures for renovations of units.”
Government of New Brunswick — Residential Tenancies Tribunal · source · reviewed by 2027-01-31 - LAWFUL
The same 5% increase, in Nova Scotia
Identical facts. Different province. Different answer. This is the whole engine.
Lawful in Nova Scotia: a 5% increase (cap 5%), served with 6 months' notice (4 required).
“The rent cap is extended to December 31, 2027. From January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, the maximum allowed increase is 5 per cent, and from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2027, the maximum allowed increase is 5 per cent. A landlord must give the tenant at least 4 months' notice in advance of the effective date of the increase and can only increase rent once every 12 months.”
Government of Nova Scotia — Residential Tenancy Program · source · reviewed by 2027-12-31 - BLOCKED — UNLAWFUL
New Brunswick: 3% increase, but served on 3 months' notice
The amount is lawful. The notice is not. NB requires six months.
This rent increase is not lawful in New Brunswick. Only 3 month(s) of notice — New Brunswick requires 6. To take effect on 2026-07-01, notice had to be served by 2026-01-01.
“Landlords are not permitted to increase rent by more than 3% every 12 months. Landlords must provide tenants with six months' written notice before implementing a rent increase. Rent can only be increased once every 12 months and not within the first 12 months of the tenancy. Landlords must apply for permission to serve a notice of rent increase above the 3% cap, up to 9%, for justified capital expenditures for renovations of units.”
Government of New Brunswick — Residential Tenancies Tribunal · source · reviewed by 2027-01-31 - LAWFUL
New Brunswick deposit on a $1,200 unit
Note who is legally allowed to hold the money. Almost nobody gets this right.
In New Brunswick the maximum deposit for a monthly lease at $1200/month is $1200. The deposit is held by the Residential Tenancies Tribunal — NOT by the landlord. If the landlord receives it, they must deliver it with a Security Deposit Remittance Form to the Tribunal within 15 days. Failure is an offence under the Act.
“Maximum amount a landlord can request as security deposit: Week-to-week lease — No more than one week's rent. Mobile home site lease — No more than three months' rent. All other leases — No more than one month's rent. If the tenant pays all or some of the security deposit to the landlord, the landlord must complete and deliver a Security Deposit Remittance Form, along with the money, to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal within 15 days of receiving the money from the tenant. Failure to do so is an Offence under the Act.”
Service New Brunswick — Residential Tenancies Tribunal, Landlords' Information Bulletin: Security Deposit · source · reviewed by 2027-07-14 - BLOCKED — UNLAWFUL
A NB landlord is still holding the deposit on day 19
This drives a durable workflow (WO-15) so the money actually reaches the Tribunal.
OVERDUE. The deposit was received on 2026-01-01 and had to reach the Residential Tenancies Tribunal by 2026-01-16 (15 days). It is now 2026-01-20 — 4 day(s) late. Failure to remit is an offence under the Act.
“Maximum amount a landlord can request as security deposit: Week-to-week lease — No more than one week's rent. Mobile home site lease — No more than three months' rent. All other leases — No more than one month's rent. If the tenant pays all or some of the security deposit to the landlord, the landlord must complete and deliver a Security Deposit Remittance Form, along with the money, to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal within 15 days of receiving the money from the tenant. Failure to do so is an Offence under the Act.”
Service New Brunswick — Residential Tenancies Tribunal, Landlords' Information Bulletin: Security Deposit · source · reviewed by 2027-07-14 - BLOCKED — UNLAWFUL
Nova Scotia landlord asks for a full month's deposit
Perfectly lawful in New Brunswick. Illegal in Nova Scotia, where the cap is half a month.
A deposit of $1200 is unlawful in Nova Scotia. The maximum for a monthly lease at $1200/month is $600. The deposit is held by the landlord in trust — it is not the landlord's money. It must be placed in a trust account at a financial institution within 3 days of receipt. Interest is payable to the tenant. It must be returned with interest within 10 days of the tenancy ending.
“A security deposit must not exceed 1/2 month's rent and will be deposited by the landlord at a financial institution in a trust account within 3 days of its receipt, and will be returned to the tenant with interest within 10 days of the termination of the lease.”
Nova Scotia Residential Tenancies Act — Standard Form of Lease Regulations · source · reviewed by 2027-07-14 - REFUSES TO ANSWER
PEI deposit maximum — which we could not source
The engine refuses rather than guessing at the amount of someone's money.
Kaza will not answer this. The rule "PE-DEPOSIT" has not been verified against Prince Edward Island Residential Tenancy Act. Guessing at tenancy law is how a landlord serves an illegal notice. Verify it at https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/legislation/r-13-11-_residential_tenancy_act.pdf before relying on this.
“A security deposit is not an asset of the landlord but is held by the landlord in trust and shall be used, retained or disbursed only as provided in this Act. [MAXIMUM AMOUNT AND TIMELINES NOT YET VERIFIED FROM SOURCE]”
Prince Edward Island Residential Tenancy Act · source · reviewed by 2026-07-14
Verified 2026-07-14 against the Residential Tenancies Tribunal (NB), the Residential Tenancy Program (NS), IRAC (PEI) and the Residential Tenancies Branch (MB). Rent caps are reset by government every year — each rule carries a review date, and the engine refuses to answer once one goes stale rather than silently applying a dead cap.