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GeneralA BC strata can set a minimum resident age of 55 but cannot restrict rentals. A landlord can rent, but only to tenants the age bylaw allows, and must hand over the bylaws and Form K.
GeneralKamloops landlords need a city business licence for some long-term setups and every short-term rental. Here are the city's rules from May 2025 and the BC tenancy rules on top.
GeneralStep-by-step: how a Canadian landlord files Form 1040-NR with Schedule E for a US rental, from the ITIN and election statement to depreciation, the 1042-S credit and mailing.
GeneralRichmond treats any stay under 90 days as short-term and licenses it two ways, both tied to the operator's home. Long-term rentals follow BC's Residential Tenancy Act.
Maintenance & RepairsTenants of a 98-unit Downtown Eastside SRO report weeks without running water or heat, despite a settlement with the Residential Tenancy Branch. Here is what BC law requires of landlords, and what tenants can do.
GeneralHow a Canadian reports US rental income on the T776, converts it to Canadian dollars, and claims the US tax as a foreign tax credit on T2209, with a worked example.
GeneralAn RTB order is only as good as the names on it. Policy Guideline 43 explains how to name individuals, companies, sole proprietors, partnerships and estates, and what happens after a mistake.
GeneralNanaimo licenses short-term rentals only in the operator's own home, suite or carriage house, with guest and parking limits. Long-term tenancies follow BC's Residential Tenancy Act.
Taxes & DeductionsHow the US and Canada both tax a Canadian's US rental: the 30% default, the net-basis election and 1040-NR, the T776 and foreign tax credit, T1135, FIRPTA on a sale, and every deadline.
GeneralThe provincial and City of Surrey rules for landlords: tenancy law, secondary suite registration and fees, short-term rental limits and the speculation tax.
GeneralHow the BC Residential Tenancy Branch uses Policy Guideline 40's useful-life table to value damage claims, with common figures and a worked example.
Rights & LegalHow a BC tenant can end a fixed-term tenancy early because of family violence, household violence or long-term care under RTA section 45.1: who qualifies, who can sign the RTB-49, the notice, and what landlords must keep confidential.
Rights & LegalWhen a BC landlord can remove or restrict parking, storage, laundry or another service, how the RTB-24 notice and rent reduction work, and what tenants can do, from RTA section 27 and RTB Policy Guideline 22.
GeneralThe 12 months' rent penalty under BC's Residential Tenancy Act s.51(2): when it applies, what excuses it, and how a former tenant claims it.
GeneralHow BC's Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act works for park owners and pad tenants: deposits, rent increases, selling a home in a park, and park closures.
Rights & LegalHow a BC landlord or tenant collects on an RTB monetary order: the rent and deposit shortcuts, the demand letter, the review wait, filing with the RTB-21 in Provincial Court, and garnishment, seizure and registration against land.
Maintenance & RepairsIn BC, the owner of a rental must keep every gas appliance in safe condition, post a safe-operation notice and keep service records under the Gas Safety Regulation. Here is how to meet those duties for furnaces, boilers and water heaters, and where carbon monoxide alarms fit.
News & Policy UpdatesOTTAWA, Nov. 7, 2026: Budget 2026 proposes to extend Canada's foreign buyer ban on existing and resale homes to January 1, 2029, while lifting it for new residential properties. Here is what the current law says and what would change.
Rent & PaymentsA BC manufactured home site rent increase needs three full months' notice on RTB-45 or RTB-11a, 12 months after the last one. For 2027 the cap is 2.2% plus a proportional amount.
GeneralWhat BC landlords and tenants need to know when a rented home is sold: showings, the buyer's written request, the Three Month Notice (RTB-32P) and deposits.
Rights & LegalWho can change the locks in a BC rental, who pays to rekey for a new tenant, what happens when a lock breaks, and why a lockout never ends a tenancy, from RTA sections 25, 31, 33 and 70.
Rights & LegalA BC manufactured home park conversion needs all permits first, 12 months' notice on RTB-31 and $20,000 to each tenant by the effective date. Tenants have 15 days to dispute.
Rights & LegalHow to ask the BC Residential Tenancy Branch to review an arbitrator's decision: the eight grounds, the 2, 5 and 15-day deadlines, the $50 RTB-2 application, the two-stage process, and when a free correction or judicial review fits better.
GeneralWhen a tenant leaves belongings behind in BC, the landlord must store them safely for 30 days, keep an inventory for 2 years and follow the notice rules before selling. The rules changed in April 2025; here is how they work now.
Rent & PaymentsRepeated late payment of rent in BC means at least three late payments. The landlord serves a One Month Notice for Cause (RTB-33); the tenant has 10 days to dispute.
Rights & LegalA BC landlord cannot stop you having guests, restrict them or charge a guest fee; only reasonable rules for common areas are allowed. What changes when a guest moves in and becomes an occupant.
Rights & LegalAn expedited hearing at the BC RTB is for health or safety emergencies: early end of tenancy, emergency repairs or a tenant's order of possession, usually within 12 days.
Rights & LegalEvery BC tenant has a right to quiet enjoyment under section 28 of the Residential Tenancy Act. What it covers, when noise, entry or renovations become a breach, and how to claim compensation or a rent reduction.
Rent & PaymentsAn agreed rent increase in BC needs a signed, dated written agreement stating the increase, plus a Notice of Rent Increase served three full months ahead.
Rights & LegalA BC tenant must repair damage caused by the tenant, a guest or an occupant, but not reasonable wear and tear. How the RTB tells them apart, who repaints, and how an item's age cuts what a tenant owes.
GeneralA BC landlord can charge up to $25 for late rent or a returned cheque, plus the bank's own NSF fee, but only if the tenancy agreement provides for it. Here is what Regulation s.7 allows and what it does not.
GeneralA BC landlord who wants to move in, or move in a close family member, now gives 3 months' notice on a Three Month Notice (RTB-32L) generated on the RTB web portal. Who qualifies, the 5-unit rule, the 21-day dispute period and the compensation owed.
News & Policy UpdatesOTTAWA, Nov. 5, 2026: Budget 2026 renews the Canada Housing Benefit for 10 years, opens insured financing for new triplexes, fourplexes and 5- to 50-unit buildings from February 1, 2027, and adds billions for homelessness and non-market housing.
Safety & Scam PreventionRental scams in BC often borrow a real landlord's photos and address. Here is how landlords can make their listings hard to copy, the RTA rules that make a fake stand out, and where to report one.
Rights & LegalMost fire and flood damage in a BC rental does not end the tenancy. Here is who repairs, what happens to rent while the work is done, whose insurance covers what, and when to go to the Residential Tenancy Branch.
News & Policy UpdatesOTTAWA, Nov. 4, 2026: Budget 2026 is tabled November 5. What is already in place for rental housing, and what landlords and tenants should check on the day.
Market TrendsCANADA, Nov. 3, 2026: Yardi's Fall 2026 report says in-place apartment rents rose 1.7% a year to $1,790, the smallest increase since its tracking began in 2020, while new leases slipped 0.2%.
News & Policy UpdatesVANCOUVER, Nov. 3, 2026: BC's Residential Tenancy Branch ordered a Vancouver house's landlords to pay $93,800 after 17 tenants were found in about 21 unpermitted, unsafe rooms.
GeneralVICTORIA, Oct. 31, 2026: BC's incoming government plans to drop Bill 43's housing targets and change Bill 44's suite and multiplex zoning. No bill has been tabled, so today's rules still apply. Here's what it could mean for landlords, small investors and tenants.
Rights & LegalIn BC, a landlord must offer the tenant two opportunities for the move-out inspection, the second on the RTB-22 Notice of Final Opportunity. Here is how to schedule both, serve the notice in time and protect the deposit claim.
Lease & AgreementsIn BC, a tenant can't sublet a unit or assign a tenancy without the landlord's written consent. With six months or more left on a fixed term the landlord can't unreasonably refuse, can't charge for consenting, and an unauthorized sublet is cause for a One Month Notice.
Rights & LegalA fire, flood or earthquake that makes a BC rental unlivable can end the tenancy without notice, under the doctrine of frustration. Here is when that applies, what happens to rent and deposits, and what changes if the unit can be repaired.
Rights & LegalAlberta sets no limit on rent increases, Ontario's 2027 guideline is 1.9% and BC's 2027 limit is 2.2%. This side-by-side compares rent, deposits, inspections, unpaid rent, tenant notice, own-use compensation and disputes in all three provinces, with the section of each Act.
Safety & Scam PreventionIn BC, smoke alarms are mandatory in every rental unit and the landlord installs, tests and maintains them, while the tenant must not disable them and must report problems. Carbon monoxide alarms are recommended rather than required. Here is who does what.
Moving & SettlingMoving to Alberta from Ontario or BC? Rent has no cap, deposits can be a full month, inspections are mandatory and fixed-term leases simply end. Here is what changes, section by section.
Platform & ProductBC rental property managers must keep a record of each tenant's security and pet damage deposits. Here is how to set up deposit tracking across a portfolio in Tenon10 so every deposit, its date and its return deadline are in one place.
Finances & BudgetingThe BC government's published deposit interest rate for 2026 is 0%, but a deposit held during 2023, 2024 or 2025 still earned interest at 1.95%, 2.7% and 0.95%. Here is how the Regulation's formula works and how to work out what you owe.
Rights & LegalSection 10 of BC's Human Rights Code bars a landlord from refusing a tenant, or setting worse terms, because of 14 personal characteristics, including family status and lawful source of income. Here are the grounds, the narrow exceptions, and how complaints work.
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