Digital Government and Service NL mediates and adjudicates disputes between residential landlords and tenants. Landlord includes an owner, a lessor or person who has authority to enforce the rights given to a landlord. A tenant includes a person who is entitled to use or occupy residential premises under a rental agreement.
- Guide for Landlords and Tenants
- Guide to Dispute Resolution
- Guide to Human Rights in Residential Tenancies
- Applications, Forms & Resources
- Changes to the Residential Tenancies Act
- Contact Information
Guide for Landlords and Tenants
- Introduction (40 KB)
- Rental Agreement (40 KB)
- Types of Rental Agreements (40 KB)
- Security Deposit (36 KB)
- Statutory Conditions (35 KB)
- Other Terms and Conditions (39 KB)
- Requesting Repairs (30 KB)
- Increasing Rent (38 KB)
- Sublet or Assignment (111 KB)
- Termination Notice – Standard (60 KB)
- Termination Notice Early – Special Circumstance (39 KB)
- Termination Notice Early – Cause (54 KB)
- Termination Notice Early – Family Violence (39 KB)
- Abandonment of Residential Premises (36 KB)
- Serving Notice (42 KB)
- Personal Possessions (34 KB)
- Dispute Resolution (43 KB)
- Complete Guide for Landlords and Tenants (1001 KB) Guide à l’intention des propriétaires et des locataires de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (1957 KB)
Guide to Dispute Resolution
- Completing an Application for Dispute Resolution (40 KB)
- Application Fee for Dispute Resolution (24 KB)
- Notice of Hearing (42 KB)
- Hearing Via Teleconference (34 KB)
- Evidence (37 KB)
- Exhibit List (68 KB)
- Witness List (76 KB)
- Worksheets
- Compensation for Cost of Inconvenience (138 KB)
- Compensation for Damages (183 KB)
- Payment of Utilities (150 KB)
- Rent Ledger (100 KB)
Applications, Forms & Resources
- Applications
- Forms
- Pay Online – Residential Tenancies Fees
- Security Deposit Interest Rates – Updated for 2025 (177 KB)
- Residential Tenancies Act, 2018
- Rental Agreement Notice Regulations
- Residential Tenancies Regulations
- Security Deposit Interest Regulations
- Security Deposit Interest Calculator
- Frequently Asked Questions
Changes to the Residential Tenancies Act
Effective January 1, 2019