Can a BC Landlord Raise the Rent After New Windows? The Additional Rent Increase Rules
When new windows can support an additional rent increase in BC: the Residential Tenancy Regulation tests, what is excluded, the 3% cap and what tenants can do.
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When new windows can support an additional rent increase in BC: the Residential Tenancy Regulation tests, what is excluded, the 3% cap and what tenants can do.
Form K is the BC strata form every landlord must give a tenant before renting, with a signed copy to the strata within two weeks. Here is how to fill it in and what happens if you miss it.
Every BC short-term rental needs a provincial registration number. Who registers, the $100 and $450 fees, the proof-of-residence documents, and the 14-day and 40-day deadlines.
Since November 24, 2022, BC stratas cannot ban, cap or approve long-term rentals. Here is what changed, what stratas can still restrict, and what owners still have to do.
In 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.
A 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.
Who 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.
Where 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.
Renting 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.
BC 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.