Manitoba Deposit Return Demand — The Residential Tenancies Act s.32
Stage-1 of the Manitoba deposit chain. First-person demand under The Residential Tenancies Act (CCSM c.R119). Cites s.29 (security deposit cap half-month), s.29.1 (pet damage deposit cap ONE month — separate; total max 1.5 months), s.30 (trust account), s.31 (interest — 0.5% per year for 2025-2026 per Manitoba RTB), s.32(1) (14-day return clock from END OF TENANCY — not forwarding address; Manitoba differs from BC), s.32(2) (28-day landlord claim-notice forfeiture rule), s.32(3) (FREE tenant application to Director), s.39 (voluntary condition reports — no extinguishment unlike BC/AB), s.154 (Director's orders), s.157 (filing in Court of King's Bench Small Claims), s.161 (appeal to Residential Tenancies Commission — strict short deadlines), s.173 (Commission orders). Court of King's Bench Small Claims Practices Act CCSM c.C285 ($20,000 ceiling). No doubled-deposit penalty. UPL-safe under LPA CCSM c.L107.
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Your tenancy
Tell us the basics. CRITICAL Manitoba rule: the 14-day clock under RTA s.32(1) runs from the END OF TENANCY — not from any forwarding-address date (Manitoba differs from BC here). If landlord wants to claim against the deposit, they have 28 days to send written itemized notice (s.32(2)).
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Manitoba The Residential Tenancies Act (CCSM c.R119) ss.29, 29.1, 30, 31, 32(1)-(6), 39, 154, 157, 161, 173; Legal Profession Act CCSM c.L107
Your letter cites s.32(1) (14-day return from end of tenancy), s.32(2) (28-day landlord-claim notice), and signals a FREE application to the Director under s.32(3) using Form F2 at the RTB.
Under s.32(1), the 14-day clock runs from THIS date — not from any forwarding-address date.
Under s.29, the security deposit may not exceed HALF of the first month's rent.
Under s.29.1, the pet damage deposit is capped at ONE month's rent (Manitoba differs from BC here — pet deposit is separate AND uncapped at half-month). Total max combined deposits = 1.5 months.