Is a landlord required to provide rent receipts?
Short Answer
Yes, on request. In Newfoundland and Labrador a landlord must give a receipt for rent or other money paid when the tenant asks, and must keep a complete, up-to-date record of rent and other money received (section 17).
Yes, on request: a landlord must give the tenant a receipt for rent or other money paid in relation to the premises. The Act does not list what the receipt must say. It does require the landlord to keep a complete, up-to-date record of rent and other money received, identifying the tenant and the premises it relates to.
A receipt showing the amount, the date received, the period it is for and the address is good practice.
- Section 17(1)–(3), Residential Tenancies Act, 2018 (Newfoundland and Labrador)