Alberta RTDRS Deposit Application — Narrative for Tenancy Dispute Officer
Stage-2 of the Alberta deposit chain. Narrative for filing the Tenant's Application at the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service (https://rocs.alberta.ca/ols-rtdrs/#!/ols-login — Form RTDR0008) or alternatively in the Alberta Court of Justice (Civil Division — formerly Provincial Court, renamed April 1, 2023). Documents RTA contraventions and requests remedies: return of deposit, prescribed interest under s.45 (rate 0% for 2026), s.46(6) preclusion declaration where applicable, filing-fee reimbursement, general damages. Cites s.43 (deposit cap one month — no separate pet category), s.44 (trust account + receipt), s.45 (interest), s.46(1) (inspection reports), s.46(2) (10-day clock from possession-end), s.46(5) (no wear-and-tear), s.46(6) (no deductions absent inspections), ss.54.1-54.7 (Part 5.1), s.54.3 (forum-exclusion), Limitations Act s.3 (2-year). RTDRS fees from 1 April 2026: $75 (≤$7,500) / $150 (>$7,500). UPL-safe.
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Case summary for the RTDRS Tenancy Dispute Officer
Organise your facts. Most come straight from your stage-1 demand letter. File at https://rocs.alberta.ca/ols-rtdrs/#!/ols-login — Form RTDR0008 (Tenant's Application). Fees from 1 April 2026: $75 (≤$7,500) / $150 (>$7,500).
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); RTDRS Form RTDR0008
Your narrative documents the tenancy, possession-end date, s.46 non-compliance, requested remedies (return of deposit, interest, s.46(6) preclusion declaration where applicable, filing-fee reimbursement, general damages), and forum choice (RTDRS or Alberta Court of Justice).
RTDRS is faster (~30 days) and cheaper ($75/$150). Court is slower and pricier but gives full court procedures. Forum-exclusion rule (s.54.3): once you choose, the other is closed on the same matter.
Under RTA s.46(2), the 10-day clock ran from THIS date — not any forwarding-address date.
Under s.43, security deposit may not exceed one month's rent — total. Alberta has NO pet damage deposit category.