Can a tenant sublet or assign their lease?
Short Answer
In Newfoundland and Labrador a tenant may assign or sublet only with the landlord's written consent, which the landlord must not withhold arbitrarily or unreasonably, and the landlord may charge only the actual expense of giving it.
A tenant may assign or sublet with the landlord's written consent, and the landlord shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably withhold that consent. The landlord also may not charge for giving consent beyond the expenses actually incurred in giving it.
- Section 10, Statutory Condition 3, Residential Tenancies Act, 2018 (Newfoundland and Labrador)