A written tenancy agreement must comply with any requirements and must contain:

• the standard terms

• the legal names of the landlord and tenant

• the address of the rental unit

• the date that it enters into

• the address for service and telephone number of the landlord or the landlord's agent

• a telephone number the tenant may call in the case of emergencies

• the agreed-upon terms respecting the following

  • the date that the tenancy starts

  • of the tenancy is periodic, whether it is weekly, monthly, or another periodic basis

  • if the tenancy is a fixed-term tenancy

    • the date the tenancy ends, and

    • whether the tenancy may continue as a periodic tenancy or for another fixed term after that date, or whether the tenant must vacate the rental unit on that date,

  • the amount of rent payable for a specified period, and if the rent varies with the number of occupants, the amount by which it varies,

  • the maximum number of occupants permitted

  • when rent is due

  • a term that sets out the services or facilities that are included in the rent, and

  • the amount of any security deposit and the date the security deposit was or must be paid.

• Within 21 days after a landlord and tenant enter into a written tenancy agreement, the landlord must give the tenant a copy of the signed agreement.

Changes to tenancy agreement:

• A tenancy agreement must not be amended to change or remove a standard term

• A tenancy agreement may be amended to add, remove or change a term, other than a standard term, only if both the landlord and the tenant agree to the amendment.

AB Residential Tenancy Act s.16, 17