Section 47.1 — Notice to terminate tenancy, before end of period or term

47.1 (1) Despite subsections 44 (2) to (4) and section 47, a tenant may terminate a monthly or yearly tenancy or a tenancy for a fixed term by giving notice of termination to the landlord in accordance with this section if,

(a) the tenant is deemed under subsection 47.3 (1) to have experienced violence or another form of abuse; or

(b) a child residing with the tenant is deemed under subsection 47.3 (1) to have experienced violence or another form of abuse.

(2) A joint tenant who meets the requirement in clause (1) (a) or (b) may,

(a) give a notice of termination of the tenancy under subsection (1), provided the notice is given jointly with all the other joint tenants; or

(b) give a notice of termination of his or her interest in the tenancy under subsection 47.2 (1).

(3) A notice under subsection (1) shall be given at least 28 days before the date the termination is specified to be effective.

(4) A notice under subsection (1) shall,

(a) comply with subsection 43 (1); and

(b) be accompanied by,

(i) a copy of an order described in clause 47.3 (1) (a), (b) or (c) and issued not more than 90 days before the date the notice is given, or

(ii) a statement referred to in clause 47.3 (1) (d), (e) or (f).

(5) The landlord to whom a notice is given with respect to a rental unit under subsection (1) may enter the unit in accordance with subsection 26 (3) only after the tenant or all the joint tenants, as applicable, have vacated the unit in accordance with the notice and, for that purpose, clause 26 (3) (c) does not apply.