PEI residential tenancy
PEI Form 2B: landlord application guide
When landlords need an order for a deposit claim or other tenancy relief.
What a landlord can request on Form 2B
The official Form 2B (PDF) includes requests for unpaid rent, earlier termination, possession and a Sheriff order, disposal of abandoned belongings, keeping all or part of a security deposit, damages exceeding the deposit, and certain unauthorized assignments or sublets.
Complete the requested remedy and the particulars of dispute with an itemized explanation. For a $900 claimed loss, identify the date, event, documents, calculation and why the tenant is legally responsible; avoid simply listing a round number.
The 15-day security-deposit decision
- Within 15 days after the tenancy ends or is assigned, normally either return the deposit with applicable interest or file a Form 2B claim against it.
- Section 40 permits limited retention without a new claim in specific circumstances, such as an unpaid amount already ordered by the Director or a qualifying written tenant agreement made at tenancy end.
- Attach Form 5 move-in and move-out inspection evidence, photographs, invoices, repair estimates, receipts, the lease, rent ledger and communications. Separate ordinary wear and tear from actual damage.
- Where section 40 is not followed, the landlord generally loses the right to claim against the deposit and must pay the tenant double the security-deposit amount. A separate damages claim does not automatically cure a missed 15-day deposit deadline.
Example: if the deposit was $1,200 and the landlord keeps it without returning it or making a timely valid claim, the statutory double-deposit consequence could be $2,400. The Rental Office determines the facts and any exceptions. Section 41 also contains a separate six-month forwarding-address and reasonable-efforts exception; do not assume the deadline disappears merely because an address is missing.
Other claims have different deadlines
Section 75 generally permits ordinary applications during the tenancy or within six months after termination. The 15-day rule controls a claim against the deposit, while Form 2B identifies a distinct 10-day deadline for certain allegations of an unauthorized assignment or sublet or excessive sublet rent. A claim exceeding the deposit may require a separate assessment under the ordinary application rules.
Use the PEI deposit limit calculator for permitted amounts, but do not use it as a substitute for a claim deadline or inspection record.
Serve the filed application within five days
- Submit the completed Form 2B to the Residential Tenancy Office, including full particulars and required contact details.
- Provide the tenant a copy within five days after filing, using a section 100 service method.
- Keep proof: a delivery acknowledgement, tracking, dated email record, or a photograph where a lawful substituted-service route applies. Ordinary mailing is generally deemed served on the third day after mailing.
- Bring the same organized evidence to the hearing and be ready to explain the claim and the tenant's response. A filed application does not itself authorize retention or eviction.
See the Rental Office's official service guide and our hearing preparation guide.