I went through a similar thing last year. Assuming this is Alberta all the info you need is on
http://www.landlordandtenant.org/
Quote:
Landlord Ends Periodic Tenancy - Reasons
-You or one of your relatives intends to live in the rented premises (the relative does not have to be a blood relative, but can include a relative of a spouse by marriage, adoption or an adult interdependent relationship). A landlord which is a company cannot end a tenancy so that a corporate shareholder can live there, or a member of the shareholder's family;
-You have agreed to sell the rented premises, the buyer or buyer's relative wants to move in, and the buyer has made a written request that you terminate the tenancy;
-You have agreed to sell a detached or semi-detached unit or a condominium unit, and the buyer has made a written request that you terminate the tenancy;
-The owner intends to demolish the building;
-You are going to carry out major renovations that require the premises to be empty, (‘Major renovations’ do not include painting, replacing floor covering, or routine maintenance);
-You are going to use or rent the premises for non-residential purposes;
the landlord is a school, college, or university, and the tenant is no longer a student there, or will not be when the notice period to terminate has ended;
where the premises are subsidized public housing and the tenant is no longer eligible because his income levels are more than allowed by the tenancy agreement;
-Where the premises are subsidized public housing and public funding for the program has or will be cancelled by the time the notice period has ended;
where the premises are subsidized public housing and the tenant has not reported income or other information required in order to determine eligibility for the program;
-You employ the tenant and his employment has ended;
-You are going to convert the residential premises into condominiums. There must be a proposal to register the condominium plan at the land titles office or the plan must already be registered.
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The short version:
- 90 Days notice from the start of the month
- The house must actually be sold, "I'm putting it on the market" is not a valid reason to end tenancy
- If it's purchased as an investment property (eg to be rented immediatly) there's no reason your sister has to move at all baring renovations, your sister should just get new landlords at the same property.
But having said all that your sister now has to deal with a realtor & showings and what not. So they can somewhat legally make it a really uncomfortable place to continue occupying. The fact that she just moved in and now the landlord has opted to put it on the market doesn't bode well for the landlord being reasonable about it.
The path of least resistance may be
"this is the law, I just spent money moving and now your pushing me towards moving again. Let's negotiate here to make it easier on everyone" and see if she can get some moving incentives as monkeyman mentioned.