Residential Lease and Tenancy Forms

Notify your landlord that you intend to renew your lease with this free Notice by Lessee of Intention to Renew Lease form.

• The tenant is referred to as the "lessee" in this form, and the landlord is the "lessor".
• Most leases contain a provision setting out the procedure by which the tenant can trigger a renewal of the lease before the expiry of the current lease term.
• This Notice form can be used to notify the landlord in accordance with the renewal provision set out in the lease.
• Available in MS Word format and fully editable.
• This is a generic notice form that can be used in any jurisdiction. You can easily edit the form to include any required language contained in the lease.

If you have an option in your lease to purchase your rental property, you can exercise that option by signing and serving your landlord with this Notice of Intention form.

• Follow the procedure set out in the lease for notifying the landlord about your intention to exercise your purchase option.
• Typically the lease will provide that a deposit or downpayment must be paid at the time that the Notice is given to the landlord. The form contains an acknowledgement to be signed by the landlord confirming receipt of the funds.
• This free form is generic and can be used for either residential or commercial rental properties.
• Available in MS Word format so it can be easily customized.

Extend the term of your tenant's residential lease with this easy-to-use Extension Agreement for Nova Scotia rentals.

• The landlord and tenant agree to extend the lease term for an additional period and at a monthly rental rate set out in the Extension Agreement.
• All provisions of the original lease which are not amended in the Extension Agreement remain the same.

If you're a Nova Scotia landlord, you'll find this form handy. Buy, download, use immediately - re-use as often as you like.

Get your landlord's consent to assign your lease or sublet your rental unit for the rest of the lease term with this Nova Scotia Permission Agreement to Sublet or Assign Lease.

• The new tenant must meet the landlord's requirements, and the landlord must give its written approval of the new tenant.
• The form contains clauses for either an assignment of the lease or a sublease of the premises.
• The landlord has the option to hold the existing tenant responsible for performing the tenant's obligations until the end of the lease term, or alternatively, to release the tenant from all obligations under the lease once a new tenant is approved.
• This form is available as a downloadable and fully editable MS Word template.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

NS landlords, do you lease to tenants who are minors (such as students)? Make sure a parent or guardian of the tenant executes this Lease Co-signer Agreement and attach it to the Lease.

• The cosigner agrees to:
  • have the landlord check their credit,
  • guarantee that the tenant complies with the rental agreement,
  • guarantee the payment of rent.
• This is a downloadable legal form which is customizable and easy to use.
• Intended for use only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

If you own rental property in Nova Scotia, you can rent it to a tenant with this downloadable Residential Lease / Tenancy Agreement.

• The template can be used for a house, apartment, or mobile home (manufactured home) space.
• The Agreement can be used for either a fixed term lease (for instance, a lease term of 1 year) or for a periodic tenancy (month to month, week to week, or year to year).
• The template includes a section for premises that are administered under a public housing program, and a set of rules and rent calculation guidelines for public housing units.
• The lease also contains the statutory conditions required by the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA).
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

If you plan to keep part of your tenant's security deposit for unpaid rent or damages, you must file this Security Deposit Claim form with the Nova Scotia Director of Residential Tenancies.

• The claim form must be filed within 10 days after the tenancy terminates.
• If the security deposit is not sufficient to cover the amount being claimed, the landlord can file an application with the Director for an order for the balance remaining.
• You can download this PDF form or fill it in online directly through Service Nova Scotia.

Get your rental bond money back with this free Claim for Refund of Bond Money form from the New South Wales Office of Fair Trading pursuant to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010.

• This form is to be completed and signed by both the landlord (or agent) and the tenant(s) at the end of the tenancy to request the refund of a rental bond.
• The Claim form includes information about rental bonds and instructions to help you complete the form, as well as information on what to do if the parties do not agree to the refund amount.
• This is a free fillable PDF form that can be downloaded directly from the NSW Government Office of Fair Trading website.

Let dormitory rooms to students in New South Wales with this downloadable template Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement.

• The agreement is between the student and the university housing authority.
• The student is granted a license to use the room, the shared facilities within the dormitory suite, and the common areas of the building.
• The landlord may deduct from the rental bond any arrears in rent, or the costs arising from any breach of the student's obligations.
• The student must notify the landlord immediately if s/he ceases to be a student of the university.
• Each of the parties may terminate the tenancy on proper notice, but the student must pay an early termination fee if the tenancy is terminated before the end of the term.
• The student will remain liable for the rent for the balance of the term unless a replacement tenant is found.

New South Wales Dormitory Housing Tenancy Agreement, available as a MS Word template.

Download this free Landlord Information Statement from Fairtrading NSW before your tenant moves in to the rental property.

• The document contains essential information that landlords need to know before they start renting out their residential property, such as:
  • what the landlord's responsibilities are,
  • what the tenant's responsibilities are,
  • the condition that the rental unit must be in to be habitable,
  • what you must provide to your tenant,
  • what you must do during and at the end of the tenancy,
  • how to terminate the tenancy.
• This is a free downloadable form available directly from the NSW Government website.