Tenant Responsibilities

As a tenant with Winnipeg Housing it is your responsibility to keep your home safe and clean. This includes leaving the common areas, such as hallways, laundry rooms and grounds, clean for other tenants as well. In addition, the Residential Tenancies Act sets out the tenant’s responsibilities as follows:

To pay the full amount of your rent on time each month
To follow the landlord’s Policy, Rules and Regulations
To keep your suite and building clean
To take reasonable care not to cause any damage to the landlord’s property
To ensure you and your guests do not disturb other tenants in the building
To make sure you or your guests do not endanger the safety of others
To live up to the tenancy agreement and abide by the Residential Tenancies Act