If the abandonment of the property only involves a new paint, a change of flooring or routine maintenance, this does not fall under the category “Great Renovations”. This is not considered a good reason to break a lease in Alberta. There are two ways to properly terminate the lease in Alberta: if a tenant wishes to break the lease prematurely due to personal circumstances (i.e. lost work, moving to work), the tenant should talk to the landlord and check whether the lessor accepts the early termination of the tenancy agreement. Tenants could offer to help the landlord find a new tenant by recruiting the suite online or in local community hubs. The lessor is not obliged to accept the rental agreement, but may be ready if the tenant agrees to assist with advertising and to ensure that the suite can be rented. If the landlord agrees to break the tenancy agreement prematurely, the tenant must ensure that the contract is signed in writing and by the landlord in order to avoid problems in the future. If a landlord is not willing to terminate a lease prematurely, a tenant may consider subletting the property or distributing the lease. For more information, see our prognosis When your job ends. Have you lost your job and want to know more about your rights? Visit the “Rights in the Workplace” page. Perhaps you are wondering: can a tenant terminate a lease prematurely? Or if you own it, can a landlord break a lease? The answer to both is yes. A lessor cannot break a tenant`s lease and induce a tenant to leave the property before the end of the lease. A landlord may ask the tenant to accept the early termination of the tenancy agreement, but is not obliged to do so.

Otherwise, tenants may terminate a tenancy agreement in the following circumstances: The purpose of a tenancy agreement is to prevent litigation. In the event of a dispute between the landlord and the tenant, the tenancy agreement also exists for the protection of the rights of both parties. In this case, the termination of the lease should take place about a year in advance. The end of a lease may depend entirely on whether the lease is a fixed-term or periodic contract. In these circumstances, penalties must be imposed on both landlord notifications, leases and termination agreements.