My tenant has lived in the unit for 5 years and she is now asking for rent receipts dating back to when she started the tenancy. Could I refuse to provide her with rent receipts for rent paid 5 years ago?

The Residential Tenancies Act addresses rent receipts in sections 109(1) and 109(2). Section 109 (1) says: “A landlord shall provide free of charge to a tenant or former tenant, on request, a receipt for the payment of any rent, rent deposit, arrears of rent or any other amount paid to the landlord.” Section 109 (2) says: “Subsection (1) applies to a request by a former tenant only if the request is made within 12 months after the tenancy terminated.” As such, there is no time limit for a current tenant to request rent receipts while there is only a time limit of 12 months after the tenancy terminated for former tenants.

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