Canada · NL

Evicting a bad tenant in Newfoundland and Labrador costs ~$7,320.

That's the typical combined hit from filing fees, 3 months of lost rent, property damage, legal costs, and turnover — per bad tenant. Here's the full breakdown and a calculator for your specific situation.
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Filing fee

$20

Residential Tenancies Section

Avg timeline

90 days

~13 weeks

Lost rent

$3,300

3 months at $1,100/mo

Property damage

$2,000

Beyond security deposit

Legal fees

$800

Attorney + court costs

Turnover

$1,200

Repairs, cleaning, re-listing

How Newfoundland and Labrador handles evictions

Section of Service NL handles disputes.

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Filing → unit re-rented

Beyond security deposit

Court filing fee

$20

Lost rent during process

3 months at $1,100/mo

$3,300

Property damage

$2,000

Legal fees

$800

Turnover & re-listing

$1,200

Estimated total loss

$7,320

That's what one bad tenant typically costs a Newfoundland and Labrador landlord.

Most of that loss is preventable.

Bad tenants almost always leave a paper trail — the problem is that most landlords don't check carefully. Here's what a proper screening catches before you sign the lease.

Fake pay stubs & inflated income

AI analysis catches font mismatches, math errors, and metadata red flags in uploaded income documents.

Identity that doesn't match

Cross-reference of public records and uploaded documents flags name, employer, or address inconsistencies the applicant didn't explain.

Former landlord reference gaps

Automated verification reaches out directly — applicants can't forward requests to a friend pretending to be their landlord.

The fix

$99 of screening vs $7,320 in losses.

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Other provinces

ON

Ontario

$22,501

QC

Quebec

$10,084

BC

British Columbia

$9,850

AB

Alberta

$6,475

MB

Manitoba

$6,665

SK

Saskatchewan

$6,450

NS

Nova Scotia

$7,031

NB

New Brunswick

$7,025