1.5.1 When can a landlord enter the tenant’s home?
A tenant is entitled to exclusive possession of a rental unit, including reasonable privacy, and quiet and peaceful enjoyment.
A landlord may enter the tenant’s home only under the following circumstances:
there is an emergency such as a fire, damaged or blocked pipes or flooding;
the tenant is at home and agrees to let the landlord in;
the tenant agreed, not more than 30 days before, to let the landlord in for a certain reason;
the tenant has abandoned the rental unit;
the landlord has an arbitrator’s order or court order to enter the rental unit;
the landlord has given the tenant written notice at least 24 hours and not more than 30 days in advance. The notice must give the reasons for entering and the time at which the landlord will enter the rental unit. The reasons must be valid and the time in the rental unit must fall between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., unless