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RTA handbook for landlords and tenants : Residential Tenancies Act and regulations [2023 to current]

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This handbook explains the rights and responsibilities of all tenants, landlords, and agents involved in renting residential premises in Alberta under the Residential Tenancies Act and related... More ≫

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This handbook explains the rights and responsibilities of all tenants, landlords, and agents involved in renting residential premises in Alberta under the Residential Tenancies Act and related regulations. It explains the minimum legislated requirements set out in the Act and provides landlords and tenants with options to deal with matters not established as minimum requirements. The following topics are covered in the handbook: residential tenancy agreements; inspection reports; security deposits; other fees and charges; landlord's distraint; rent increases; landlord's right of entry; security; termination of tenancy; determination of normal wear and tear during residency; and abandoned goods.

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New Home Buyer Protection (Ministerial) Regulation

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This regulation provides for exemptions to the New Home Buyer Protection Act, owner-builder criteria and authorization, compliance orders, and rules governing the New Home Buyer Protection Act... More ≫

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This regulation provides for exemptions to the New Home Buyer Protection Act, owner-builder criteria and authorization, compliance orders, and rules governing the New Home Buyer Protection Act Appeal Board’s processes.

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Isolated Generating Units and Customer Choice Regulation

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and addresses the provision of electric energy to areas not connected to the interconnected electric system, and sets out rules relating to... More ≫

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and addresses the provision of electric energy to areas not connected to the interconnected electric system, and sets out rules relating to the sale of isolated generating units.

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Social Housing Accommodation Regulation

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This regulation provides management bodies with direction regarding the application for social housing, setting of rent, and the eligibility for community housing, seniors self-contained housing,... More ≫

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This regulation provides management bodies with direction regarding the application for social housing, setting of rent, and the eligibility for community housing, seniors self-contained housing, and seniors lodge accommodation.

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Market Power Mitigation Regulation

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and establishes a monthly net revenue secondary offer cap that limits electricity market... More ≫

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and establishes a monthly net revenue secondary offer cap that limits electricity market participants’ offers price into the Power Pool for the balance of any month when net monthly revenues exceed a prescribed threshold. It also establishes the Independent System Operator’s duties for administering the offer cap, exemptions to the offer cap, and the formulas used for tracking market conditions.

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Supply Cushion Regulation

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and clarifies the duties of the Independent System Operator with regards to reliability and the... More ≫

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and clarifies the duties of the Independent System Operator with regards to reliability and the issuance of directives to long lead time generators when the forecast supply cushion falls below the predefined threshold. It also sets out parameters for the recovery of costs for long lead time generators when revenues received from pool prices are insufficient to cover the costs of complying with issued directives.

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Fair, Efficient and Open Competition Regulation

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and sets out what activities constitute conduct by a market participant that does not support the... More ≫

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act and sets out what activities constitute conduct by a market participant that does not support the fair, efficient and openly competitive operation of the market. This regulation also addresses the preferential sharing of certain records that are not available to the public, restricts the use of outage records to trade, and establishes the formula for calculating the percentage of offer control held by a market participant.

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Liability Protection Regulation

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and provides for liability protection for additional market surveillance persons (as defined in the Alberta Utilities Commission Act) and... More ≫

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and provides for liability protection for additional market surveillance persons (as defined in the Alberta Utilities Commission Act) and additional balancing pool persons (as defined in the Electric Utilities Act). It also addresses liability for black start service providers, and defines "agent or contractor" of the Alberta Electric System Operator for the purposes of providing them with liability protection.

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Micro-generation Regulation

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and allows for a customer with a micro-generation generating unit to be approved as a micro-generator, and connect to and supply energy to... More ≫

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and allows for a customer with a micro-generation generating unit to be approved as a micro-generator, and connect to and supply energy to the interconnected electric system.

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Municipal Own-use Generation Regulation

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and establishes the circumstances, in addition to those permitted under section 95 of that Act, in which a municipality or a subsidiary of... More ≫

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This regulation is made under the Electric Utilities Act and establishes the circumstances, in addition to those permitted under section 95 of that Act, in which a municipality or a subsidiary of a municipality may hold an interest in a generating unit. It also establishes the requirement for a compliance plan prior to exchanging energy with the interconnected electric system.

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