Can I sell a house with tenants in it in Alberta?

Yes. In Alberta, selling a tenanted property doesn’t end the tenancy — the lease survives the sale and the new owner inherits it, terms and all. You don’t need to evict anyone to sell, and for periodic tenancies, ending one because of a sale has specific notice rules that trip up plenty of landlords.

The hard part isn’t legality, it’s logistics: showings require proper notice, tenants have little incentive to keep the place show-ready, and retail buyers discount hard for inherited leases — especially below-market rents.

That’s why tenanted properties are a classic direct-sale situation: a buyer like Oliver takes over the tenancy as-is at possession, with no showings and no disruption. Your tenants keep their home, you get your closing date, and nobody’s lease becomes a casualty of the transaction.