Renting Basics
This document outlines your rights, responsibilities, rent amount, and rules for your new home.
What is a lease?
This device should be tested once a month.
What is a smoke alarm?
Electricity, heat, and water fall under this category of monthly expenses.
What are utilities?
A place where you can access free groceries when money is tight
What is a food bank?
Doing this weekly helps prevent pests and keeps your home healthy.
What is taking out the garbage?
In Alberta, this is the maximum amount a landlord can charge for a security deposit.
What is one month's rent?
Keeping a list of important numbers on your fridge or phone is part of this plan.
What is an emergency contact plan?
Writing down when bills are due helps prevent these extra charges.
What are late fees?
This card gives you access to Alberta’s publicly funded health system.
What is Alberta Health Care card?
Sorting clothes by this helps prevent colours from bleeding
What is colour?
Doing this when you first get the keys protects you from being blamed for previous damage.
What is completing a move-in inspection?
This kit should include water, snacks, a flashlight, and important documents.
What is an emergency kit?
Rent, groceries, and medication fall into this category of spending
What are needs?
A provincial program that helps with rent and basic needs during financial hardship.
What is Income Support?
Planning meals ahead helps save this
What is money?
Landlords must give this much notice before entering your unit, except in emergencies.
What is 24 hours?
Cleaning supplies and medications should be stored in this type of location.
What is a locked or out of reach location?
If you can’t pay a bill in full, you can ask the company for one of these.
What is a payment plan?
This service offers free or low‑cost legal advice for tenants.
What is legal aid?
This is the person you contact when something breaks in your rental.
Who is the landlord or property manager?
This is the first step you should take if you know you can’t pay rent on time.
What is contacting your landlord early?
If you smell rotten eggs in your home, you should leave immediately and call this number.
What is the emergency gas line?
This percentage determines how much extra you pay when borrowing money.
What is an interest rate?
These local centres offer free programs, childcare support, and community events.
What are community resource centres?
Breaking a big task into smaller steps is an example of this skill
What is problem-solving?