What notice does a landlord have to give a tenant before showing their unit to prospective buyers?

The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 requires a landlord to give the tenant proper written notice before entering the unit to show it to prospective purchasers, and entry is also restricted to reasonable hours rather than being permitted at any time. This applies whether the landlord or their agent is doing the showing, since a real estate agent conducting showings on the seller's behalf does not have greater entry rights than the landlord themselves.

Because the exact notice period and permitted hours are set by statute and can be updated, confirm the current requirements with your lawyer or the Landlord and Tenant Board rather than relying on an older figure, and build showings into your sale timeline with that lead time in mind. A landlord who wants to show a tenanted unit smoothly during a sale should plan the notice well ahead of when showings are actually needed, since scrambling to arrange last-minute access without proper notice can create friction with the tenant and, in some cases, a legitimate basis for the tenant to refuse entry until proper notice is given.