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Provincial complianceIn BC you cannot evict for renovations with a notice. Here is what section 49.2 requires, how the RTB reads 'requires vacancy', and what you owe the tenant.
Provincial complianceA BC renovation order starts with permits: they must be issued before you apply. Here is what counts, what to bring when none is needed, and the evidence for the rest of the s.49.2 test.
Provincial complianceWhen BC condition inspections must happen, how to offer two opportunities, what the report must contain, the 7- and 15-day copy deadlines, and what each side loses by skipping them.
Provincial complianceWho needs a BCFSA licence to manage rentals in BC, the licence levels and exemptions, how licensing works, and the service-agreement and record rules that follow.
OperationsWhat BC's Residential Tenancy Act and Real Estate Services Rules require of a rental property management brokerage, turned into a checklist for choosing software.
Provincial complianceWhere BC's principal residence requirement applies, short-term rentals are limited to the host's home plus one suite or accessory unit. Here is where it applies, what registration costs and what breaches cost.
Provincial complianceA complete guide to applying for dispute resolution at BC's Residential Tenancy Branch: deadlines, the four processes, forms, fees and waivers, serving the other party, evidence, and reviews.
Provincial complianceRenting a room in your own home, or sharing a kitchen with the owner? Section 4(c) of BC's Residential Tenancy Act may take the arrangement outside the Act. Here is how the exclusion reads and what applies instead.
Provincial complianceSection 32 of BC's Residential Tenancy Act puts most repairs on the landlord. Here is what the duty covers, the tenant's share, how requests should work, and what the RTB can order.
Provincial complianceBC stratas can no longer ban long-term rentals, but strata landlords still owe the tenant the bylaws and a Form K, and owe the strata a signed copy within two weeks.
Provincial complianceA BC tenancy can end by agreement, but only in writing. Here is what Form RTB-8 contains, what a mutual agreement cannot do, and how to handle these agreements across many units.
Tenant resourcesEntry without notice, guest fees, lockouts, cut-off services and other things a BC landlord cannot do under the Residential Tenancy Act, and what you can do about them.