How leases work in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan does not require one prescribed form, but a set of standard conditions, Schedule 1 under The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, applies to every tenancy and must be attached to the written agreement. A landlord who uses their own lease still has to include those standard conditions, and an agreement that leaves them out is incomplete. The Office of Residential Tenancies publishes a model agreement that already includes them.
Deposits in Saskatchewan
A security deposit can be no more than one month's rent. At the start of the tenancy the landlord may require up to half of it, with the rest due within two months of the tenant moving in. The deposit is returned at the end of the tenancy unless a valid claim for unpaid rent or damage applies.
What the standard conditions guarantee
The standard conditions cover rent, the deposit, maintenance, entry, and the duties of each side, and they cannot be overridden by a private clause. They are the floor every Saskatchewan tenancy sits on, which is why attaching them is not optional.
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