Northwest Territories landlord guide
Deposit limits, entry notice, termination notice and rent increase rules for Northwest Territories, with the sources they come from.
Northwest Territories landlord-tenant rules at a glance
- Security deposit limit
- 1 month's rent (1 week's rent for weekly tenancies)
- Deposit return / claim rule
- 10 days
- Deposit interest
- Required; Bank of Canada non-chequable savings rate, credited annually
- Notice before entry
- 24 hours' written notice; entry between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
- Ending a month-to-month
- Tenant 1 month; landlord 3 months (periodic tenancy)
- Notice before a rent increase
- 3 months' written notice; once every 12 months
- Late fees
- $5 plus $1 for each day late, to a maximum of $65
- Rent control
- None; no cap on the amount of an increase
General information from the NWT Residential Tenancies Act (RSNWT 1988, c.R-5), last reviewed 2026-08-21. Not legal advice; municipal bylaws can add requirements.
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