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    BCGuide

    BC Landlord Entry Rules: 24 Hours' Written Notice

    A BC landlord may enter a rental unit only in six situations, most often with 24 hours' written notice. Here is what the notice must say, how to time it, and what each side can do when rules are broken.

    9 min read
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    BCArticle

    Tenant Rights in BC: What Your Landlord Can't Do

    Entry 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.

    10 min read
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    ONArticle

    The 24-Hour Notice of Entry Rule in Ontario: When a Landlord Can (and Can't) Come In

    Your landlord can't just show up. In Ontario, entering your rental almost always takes 24 hours' written notice, stating the reason and a time between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. — and the LTB enforces that to the minute. But there are narrow exceptions (a real emergency, your consent at the door), a fixed list of valid reasons,

    10 min read