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Hello my wife and I have been living in a rental property for 2 years wile she completed her college degree at ACC well as you all know courses have all went digital now due to covid and with us being from out of province we wanted to take the opportunity to get back home where we know we both have priority Heath care as we both have underlying medical conditions. Well when giving the landlord notice of having to move out 30 days earlier then planned he gets angry saying no matter what we must pay up to original term date and he's implementing late fees that were never in the original terms because this month's rent fell between my paydays so it will be a week late for the first time ever might I add... The landlord has entered without notice before and not locked behind him (as he lives illegally in the basement I'm sure)... the roof leaked while we were away on summer holidays there is now mold and tar seeping from the walls everywhere like we just wanted out of this place without any hassle and never look back but now if he forces us to pay all this and keep damage deposit for stupid things we won't be able to afford to move and be homeless... So we don't know what to do because both our incomes come to an end in 2 weeks

If you signed a lease you signed a lease, and landlord can legally take you to court over that.,. but leases aren’t valid when there’s hazards in the home such as mould. Call the tenancy act and they’ll give you the exact information you need.

The manitoba tenancy branch. There's a brandon phone number. Give them a call.

You wanting to move out and him saying you owe to a certain date has absolutely nothing to do with these other issues you are talking about.  
If you signed a lease, you are responsible to meet the terms of the lease as far as dates and notices go.  
If you didn’t give formal notice with a paper trail to your landlord about these other issues and can prove he refused to address them, then it is a moot point.

As a current person who owns rentals, your picture showing all that mould is very bad for your health and health inspectors will move things along much faster, illegal to have that kind of mold in a rental. Tell Tenacy  
act and send them the pic, then ask them for the health inspectors phone number if they don't contact them first.  
That landlord will not be able to rent that place out until all mold is gone, benefits other tenants health,

and don't delete that picture, save for later reference.

Seriously, tell him to kick rocks, send his info to every media outlet you can get your hands on and BEG him to take you to court during a GLOBAL PANDEMIC.  
 
Landlords should be abolished.

The Brandon Office for the Province's Residential Tenancies Branch is 204-726-6230. Call them, and they will advise you properly.

If we abolished landlords then where would you live?

Has the mould just appeared or has it been there for awhile? Are you just bringing it up now because you want out? You said it leaked in summer so why are you just worried about the damage now?  
 
You signed a lease. It’s a legally binding agreement. You are responsible for what you owe. Ask if you can make payments or something.  
 
Contact the tenancy branch and see what can be done for you.

Getrec`d....now thats a broad statement. Do you think that all landlords are like the subject one ? Believe it or not: some of us care about our tenants and buildings. Think before you post stupid comments.

Exactly! If the reason your moving isn’t in relation to the unfixed issues you’ve complained about, that’s no longer an issue. That being said he can’t force you to stay and he can go to small claims court against you, but you need to do what you need to do as well. Been in your situation pm if you’d like some tips

HAGD, if you are a landlord then you really need to start reading up on RBT rules!  
That mold is surface mold and is the responsibility of the tenant to clean up. A health inspector will tell you to clean your walls! If it was in the drywall then it becomes the problem of the landlord!  
The tenant is to keep the apartment or suite clean and tidy at all times, that means cleaning the walls. That picture to me looks like something was on the outside wall, with an older building (can tell it is older from the moldings) there will not be much insulations in the walls so anything up against the walls may cause frost on the inside walls and then cause mold!  
 
If the people did not give proper notice then the landlord has every right to want the proper rent. Move out notices have to be given BEFORE the start of a new month! They can be given in writing or verbally. Why should the landlord be out of money because someone feels they can break a lease at anytime and just leave. If the place can be rented out easy then the landlord MAY waive that and let the people leave early.  
It seems weird how these things are only issues now that YOU want out but they weren't serious before so now you are just trying to be petty because you are not getting your way!

The poster said the roof leaked and mood and tar are seeping down the walls. I'd pack up and get the heck out of there! It's a health hazard! Before you do, report it to tenancy and health department! He should be shut down!

the picture looks like something that you should have cleaned or if the picture isnt doing the situation justice at the very least you should have notified the landlord sooner, roofs leak and stuff breks but they need to be told in order for the landlord to deal with the situation properly  
 
I am also curious why you would get priority health care in a different province? you have been here 2 years and honestly Brandon has pretty good health care compared to other provinces, so the reason for leaving doesn't quite make sense , sure ACC is online and the GF can finnish her course but whats stopping you from staying here the month so you can get your damage deposit back and fulfill your lease?  
 
also when your paycheck lands is your issue, of course there is late fees if you dont pay in time  
 
Entering without notice is a problem that you have a right to complain about at the time he does it, unless its an emergency, like roof leaking he should stay out, but are you saing he lives in the basement without your knowledge? is it a separate suit or access? do you rent the whole house? Im not getting that, if hes not supposed to be there, ie you rent that part of the house, you should have been making a stink about that a lot sooner  
 
Anyway make sure you are looking at the situation reasonably, if you were the landlord would you expect proper notice? And if you do go to RTB have answers to these question they have seen and heard it all before