When there is a change of landlord, all the rights and obligations established in the law and in the written tenancy agreement will still apply to the new landlord.

The tenant can continue paying rent to the old landlord until they receive written notice that a new landlord has taken over.

If the tenant is uncertain about who to pay rent to, they can ask a rental officer to investigate the matter.

• If the rental officer cannot determine who is entitled to the rent, they may ask the tenant to pay the rent to the rental officer until the matter is resolved.

In case of a change of landlord, the new landlord is responsible for any breach of the landlord's obligations that occur after the change of landlord, even if the breach started before the change.

The former landlord is responsible for any breach of obligations that occurred before the change of landlord.

The new landlord can enforce against the tenant any obligation that the tenant has under the law or the tenancy agreement that relates to the period after the change of landlord, and the former landlord can enforce any obligation that relates to the period before the change.

If the former landlord has started any legal proceeding under the law before the change of landlord that may affect the rights or obligations of the new landlord, the new landlord can join or continue the proceeding.

NWT ESA s.19-21