Kaza · compliance engine

• New Brunswick landlord raises rent 5%

  The kind of increase a US property system would wave straight through.

  BLOCKED: UNLAWFUL

  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.”

• The same 5% increase, in Nova Scotia

  Identical facts. Different province. Different answer. This is the whole engine.

  LAWFUL

  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.”

• New Brunswick: 3% increase, but served on 3 months' notice

  The amount is lawful. The notice is not. NB requires six months.

  BLOCKED: UNLAWFUL

  This rent increase is not lawful in New Brunswick. Only 3 months 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.”

• New Brunswick deposit on a $1,200 unit

  Note who is legally allowed to hold the money. Almost nobody gets this right.

  LAWFUL

  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.”

• 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.

  BLOCKED: UNLAWFUL

  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 days 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.”

• 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.

  BLOCKED: UNLAWFUL

  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.”

• PEI deposit maximum, which we could not source

  The engine refuses rather than guessing at the amount of someone's money.

  LAWFUL

  In Prince Edward Island the maximum deposit for a monthly lease at $1200/month is $1200. The deposit is held by the landlord in trust. It is not the landlord's money. It must be deposited into an interest-bearing account at a financial institution in the province within two BANKING days of receipt (a trust account used exclusively for security deposits, if the landlord has three or more rental units). Kaza does not compute that deadline, because banking days depend on weekends and statutory holidays. Interest is payable to the tenant. It must be returned with interest within 15 days of the tenancy ending.

  “A landlord cannot accept a security deposit that is greater than the rent for the rental unit. In the case of a tenancy agreement where the rent is paid weekly, it would be the equivalent of one week's rent; and in the case of a tenancy agreement where the rent is paid monthly, it would be the equivalent of one month's rent. The landlord must deposit the money in an interest-bearing account at a financial institution located in the province authorized to accept deposits. This must be done within two banking days from when the landlord received the security deposit. If the landlord has three or more rental units, the interest-bearing account must be a trust account used exclusively for security deposits. When a landlord returns the security deposit to a tenant, they shall include the full amount of the deposit, plus any interest that has accrued over the time that the landlord has held the security deposit. A landlord has 15 days from when a tenancy ends to make a determination regarding the security deposit.”

Verified against the Residential Tenancies Tribunal (NB), the Residential Tenancy Program (NS), IRAC’s PEI Rental Office (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. That refusal is now also a failing build, so a stale rule cannot go unnoticed.

This is not legal advice. Kaza applies published provincial tenancy rules and shows you the source it used, and it refuses to answer when a rule is unverified or overdue for review rather than guessing. It does not know the facts of your tenancy, any order made about it, or any agreement between the parties. For advice on a specific situation, speak to the tenancy regulator for the province or to a lawyer.