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New Brunswick landlord-tenant laws.

The key statutes you need to know as a New Brunswick landlord — deposit caps, late fees, entry notice, and required disclosures at a glance.

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Security deposit

1 week (weekly) / 1 month (monthly or longer)

Return: 7 days (if no dispute)

Late fees

Must be in lease

Entry notice

24 hours

Termination notice

1 month (month-to-month)

Rent control

None (temporary cap expired)

Required disclosures

Every New Brunswick residential lease must include these disclosures where applicable. Missing required disclosures can void clauses or trigger statutory penalties.

Standard lease form

Notable New Brunswick quirk

Deposit held by the Rentalsman — not the landlord.

Eviction timelines in New Brunswick

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Other provinces

Ontario

Last month's rent only (no damage deposit)

Quebec

Prohibited (no deposit of any kind allowed)

British Columbia

½ month's rent (+ ½ month pet deposit)

Alberta

1 month's rent

Manitoba

½ month's rent

Saskatchewan

1 month's rent

Nova Scotia

½ month's rent

Newfoundland and Labrador

¾ month's rent