Alberta Deposit Return Demand — Residential Tenancies Act s.46
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Tell us the basics. CRITICAL Alberta rule: the 10-day clock under RTA s.46(2) runs from the date you GAVE UP POSSESSION — not from when you provided a forwarding address (that's BC's rule). Alberta has NO pet damage deposit category and NO statutory doubled-deposit penalty.
This letter will cite
Alberta Residential Tenancies Act (SA 2004, c.R-17.1) ss.43, 44, 45, 46(1), 46(2), 46(5), 46(6), 47, 54.1-54.7, 54.3 forum-exclusion; Limitations Act s.3 (2-year)
Your letter cites s.46(2) (10-day rule from giving up possession), s.46(5) (no wear-and-tear deductions), s.46(6) (no deductions absent inspection reports), and signals the RTDRS Form RTDR0008 (Tenant's Application) at rocs.alberta.ca/ols-rtdrs/#!/ols-login.
Under RTA s.46(2), the 10-day clock runs from THIS date — not from any forwarding-address date. Alberta differs from BC here.
Under s.43, security deposit may not exceed ONE month's rent. Alberta has no separate pet damage deposit category — landlords may charge ONE deposit only, capped at one month's rent total.
Best practice: provide forwarding address in writing for the audit trail. Unlike BC, Alberta's 10-day deposit-return clock under s.46(2) runs from when you gave up possession — not from receipt of forwarding address.