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7 When does residential tenancy agreement start?
(1) A residential tenancy agreement starts on the earliest of the following
days:
(a) the day stated in the agreement;
(b) the 1st day both parties have signed the agreement and received
a copy signed by the other;
(c) the day the tenant takes possession of the premises;
(d) the 1st day the lessor receives rent from the tenant.
(2) However, a consecutive tenancy agreement starts on the day after the
terminated residential tenancy agreement ends.
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