PEI residential tenancy
PEI Form 2A: tenant application guide
A practical walkthrough for challenging rent, eviction or a security deposit.
Download the form and choose the correct request
Get the official Form 2A (PDF). The form lists separate choices for disputing eviction, repayment of unlawful rent increases, security-deposit returns or overpayments, emergency-repair reimbursement, missing tenancy documents, landlord entry or repairs, alleged bad-faith eviction and other compensation. Check only the remedies that actually apply, then explain what order and amount you want in the required particulars section.
For example: “The landlord kept a $1,200 security deposit after I moved out on June 30. I am requesting its return and any further remedy authorized by section 40. Attached: lease, transfer record, Form 5 report and move-out correspondence.” This is an illustration, not an assertion that the tenant automatically wins.
Eviction dispute: do not mix up the clocks
- Form 4A: application normally must be filed within 10 days of receiving the notice. In a non-payment case, paying all overdue rent within that same 10-day period can invalidate the rent-arrears part of the notice.
- Form 4B: a tenant generally has one month from receiving the notice to dispute it.
- Some other Form 2A issues have special deadlines: the form explicitly states 10 days to challenge unreasonable withholding of consent to assignment or subletting.
- The general section 75 time limit for an ordinary application is during the tenancy or within six months after it ends, but this never overrides a shorter deadline for an eviction or another special claim.
Record when and how the notice was served; that date can control the calculation. The form itself shows the applicable dispute period, and the official forms directory has current copies.
File, then serve within five days
- Complete the unit address, the parties' contact information, chosen remedies, requested dollar amounts and factual particulars.
- File the application with the Rental Office and keep a dated, complete copy.
- Within five days of making the application, give the landlord a copy in compliance with section 100. The official form requires service on the landlord; it lists hand delivery, regular or registered mail, and email as options. Keep reliable evidence of service.
- Check the Residential Tenancy Office's service instructions: ordinary mail is generally deemed served three days after mailing, and not every substituted-service method is available to every sender.
- Watch for the hearing notice and any evidence-submission instructions. Filing is not itself a decision in your favour.
Evidence checklist and next steps
- Tenancy agreement (Form 1), Form 4A/4B notice if any, Form 5 condition inspection report where relevant.
- Rent ledger, dated receipts, bank transfer records and calculations supporting the amount claimed.
- Messages, photographs, repair requests, invoices, proof of service and a brief chronological statement.
- A separate copy for your own hearing reference, with documents numbered and dates clearly visible.
For evidence organization, use the PEI hearing checklist. An appeal from a Director's order goes to IRAC using a different notice and potentially a seven-day deadline for certain eviction orders; do not file another Form 2A as an appeal.