PEI residential tenancy
PEI Form 4B: one-month eviction response guide
What Form 4B means and how to respond to the one-month dispute deadline.
Check why the landlord wants you to leave
Confirm the precise reason written on Form 4B. Sale of a property by itself is not an automatic right to remove a tenant; landlord or purchaser occupancy, major repairs and other causes have their own statutory conditions.
For substantial renovations or repairs requiring vacant possession, the landlord generally must obtain advance approval through Form 6 before issuing the renovation-related Form 4B.
The one-month response
A tenant disputing a Form 4B generally uses Form 2A within one month of receipt. Save the envelope or email showing when you received it, and check the deadline carefully.
The requested termination date may have a different minimum notice duration from the dispute window. Do not confuse these two concepts or assume all Form 4B notices use the same termination effective date.
Evidence and compensation
Ask for the required approvals, basis for termination, proposed date and any relevant compensation or alternative accommodation. Check special renovation rights including first refusal.
The Rental Office weighs the actual evidence rather than relying on a landlord’s label for the intended work.