Renting a Unit in a 55+ Strata in BC: Age Bylaws and Tenants
A 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.
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A 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.
Kamloops 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.
Step-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.
Richmond 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.
Tenants 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.
How 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.
An 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.
Nanaimo 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.
How 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.
The provincial and City of Surrey rules for landlords: tenancy law, secondary suite registration and fees, short-term rental limits and the speculation tax.
How the BC Residential Tenancy Branch uses Policy Guideline 40's useful-life table to value damage claims, with common figures and a worked example.
How 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.
When 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.
The 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.
How 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.
How 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.
In 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.
OTTAWA, 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.
A 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.
What 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.
Who 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.
A 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.
How 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.
Repeated 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.
An 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.
An 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.
Rental 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.
Most 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.
OTTAWA, 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.
VICTORIA, 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.
In 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.
In 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.
A 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.
Alberta 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.
In 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 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.
BC 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.
Section 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.
Under BC's Residential Tenancy Act, a landlord must give a receipt for rent paid in cash. Here is what the law requires, what a good receipt shows, and why both sides should keep records for every other payment too.
CMHC's October 2025 Rental Market Survey, city by city: two-bedroom average rents, the same-unit rent change and vacancy rates across BC, and what the numbers mean for landlords and renters.
What a Victoria landlord needs on top of BC's Residential Tenancy Act: the City's rental licences, its Rental Property Standards of Maintenance Bylaw and smoke alarm bylaw, the provincial speculation and vacancy tax, and what CMHC's 2025 survey says about rents.
Every Vancouver home needs an Empty Homes Tax declaration each year. Here is how the 3% tax works for the 2025 reference year, the dates the City has posted, and how a rental qualifies as occupied.
Every owner on title of residential property in a BC taxable area declares for the speculation and vacancy tax by March 31, even when no tax is owed. Here is who declares, the 2026 and 2027 rates, and how a rental qualifies for the tenancy exemption.
The five taxes a BC landlord meets: federal income tax on rent, the provincial speculation and vacancy tax, Vancouver's Empty Homes Tax, property transfer tax and the BC home flipping tax, with the 2026 rates and deadlines.
A BC landlord can ask for photo ID, references, rental history and, with your consent, a credit check. They can't charge an application fee, copy your ID, require your banking details before the tenancy, or refuse you on a Human Rights Code ground.
A BC rental scam usually asks for money before you have seen the unit or signed a tenancy agreement. Here are the warning signs the RCMP and the Competition Bureau list, the BC rules a real landlord follows, and where to report.
Health Canada posted two heating recalls on Oct. 29, 2026: DREO DR-HSH015 space heaters and NTI/HTP gas boilers. Here is how landlords check, fix and tell tenants.
Raccoons, squirrels, birds and bats get into rentals through gaps in the building. In BC the landlord usually handles it, but the Wildlife Act limits how.
With proper written notice, a BC landlord may enter for pest control even if the tenant objects. If a tenant blocks entry or will not prepare, here are the lawful options.
Whether a BC landlord must deal with mice or rats depends on the repair duty in the Residential Tenancy Act and your city's standards of maintenance bylaw. Here is how the pieces fit.
Cockroaches move between units, so treating one apartment rarely works. Here is how a BC landlord organizes building-wide treatment, notices and unit preparation.
In British Columbia the landlord is generally responsible for treating bed bugs. Here is who pays, when a tenant can be charged, and how notice to enter works.
Two separate notices usually apply before a pest treatment in a BC rental: the landlord's 24-hour entry notice and the licensed applicator's 72-hour treatment notice.
In BC, a business that applies pesticides for a fee needs a pesticide licence under the Integrated Pest Management Act, with a certified applicator doing the work. Here is what it means for landlords.
Whether windows in a BC strata are common property, who pays to replace them, and what an owner who rents out the unit owes the tenant while the strata acts.
In BC, everyone who signs one tenancy agreement is a co-tenant and is responsible for the whole rent. A roommate a tenant brings in later is an occupant with no rights under the Residential Tenancy Act. Here is how each status works and how to set it up in writing.
Which BC window and door rebates rental owners can use (checked October 22, 2026), where landlords hit eligibility limits, and how rebates affect rent increases.
What the BC Building Code 2024 says about window guards, 100 mm limiters and bedroom escape windows, and what landlords and tenants should do in a rental.
CANADA, Oct. 25, 2026: Ottawa's new National Heat Pump Rebate pays $2,000, or up to $10,000 below the median income, from early 2027. Here is what the federal text says, and does not say, about rentals.
How to replace windows while a tenant lives in a BC rental: written entry notice, scheduling the work, quiet enjoyment and when tenants are compensated.
In BC, the tenancy agreement decides who pays for utilities. Once a utility is included in the rent, a landlord can't take it away or charge extra without following section 27 of the Residential Tenancy Act, and shared bills need a written split.
Who fixes a drafty, cracked or broken window in a BC rental, what section 32 of the Residential Tenancy Act requires, and how tenants get a repair through the RTB.
What a Vancouver landlord needs beyond the Residential Tenancy Act: the City's long-term rental business licence, the Empty Homes Tax and provincial speculation tax declarations, the 2026 cooling rule, and what CMHC's 2025 survey says about rents.
Condensation and mould on rental windows: what tenants must clean, what landlords must repair, and how BC's Residential Tenancy Branch sorts out the cause.
VICTORIA, Oct. 25, 2026: Preliminary results show the BC Conservatives leading in 64 of 93 districts. Nothing in BC rental law changes yet; final count is planned for Nov. 6 to 10.
In BC, a tenancy agreement can ban pets or limit their size, kind and number, and a landlord can take one pet damage deposit. Guide and service dogs are not pets: a landlord cannot refuse them or charge a pet deposit for them.
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.
An RTB order of possession does not let you remove a tenant yourself. Here is each step from serving the order to a court bailiff enforcing a Writ of Possession.
Found a clause in your BC lease that breaks the rules? How to confirm it, raise it with your landlord in writing, get money back, keep your tenancy safe and take it to the RTB.
Owning a BC rental while living in Ontario: the BC duties that need someone on site, how to serve notices from a distance, and when paid help must be licensed.
A BC landlord cannot evict for renovations with a notice alone. How to tell what you received, what you are owed, and what to do before the hearing.
In BC, a landlord who skips a condition inspection or never gives the tenant the report loses the right to claim against the deposit for damage. What you keep, and how to avoid paying double.
BC brokerages must complete two trust reconciliations within 5 weeks of every month-end. Here is how they work, with a worked example and the checks that catch problems early.
Vancouver limits short-term rentals to the unit the host lives in, and the Province's registry sits on top. What long-term landlords need to know when a tenant asks to host.
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.
BC RTB evidence must be received 14 days before the hearing (7 for respondents), in accepted formats, identical in both copies. How to count, organize, describe and serve it.
Under section 33 of BC's Residential Tenancy Act, a tenant can arrange an emergency repair and be reimbursed, or deduct it from rent. Here are the conditions, the paperwork and when a landlord can refuse.
Breaking a BC lease does not automatically cost the rest of the term. Here is what a landlord can claim, the landlord's duty to re-rent, and the lawful ways to leave early.
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.
What a BC rental property management trust ledger must show under the Real Estate Services Rules, a reconciled month with two owners, a monthly routine for a portfolio, and what Tenon10's PM plan covers.
In BC a fixed-term tenancy usually rolls into month-to-month on the same terms. Here is when a tenant must actually move out, and how to track end dates across units.
Got a One Month Notice for Cause in BC? You have 10 days to dispute it. How to find your exact deadline, file, pay or waive the fee, serve your landlord and prepare.
A box-by-box guide to BC's Condition Inspection Report (RTB-27): the parties and dates, room codes, keys, repairs, tenant statements, agreed deductions and the copy deadlines.
The BC trust account rules for rental property managers: deposits in, fees out, interest, negative balances, monthly reconciliations and the annual accountant's report.
Ontario's 2027 guideline is 1.9%; BC's limit is 2.2%. Rent increases, deposits, entry and unpaid-rent notices compared side by side for owners with rentals in both provinces.
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.
What a BC tenancy agreement must contain under the RTA, the mistakes that weaken it, and how to prepare one in Tenon10 with the current standard terms.
A step-by-step walkthrough of a BC Residential Tenancy Branch hearing for landlords and tenants: what to prepare, who speaks first, conduct on the call, and what happens after the decision.
If your BC landlord will not fix a problem, you do not have to withhold rent or do it yourself. Here is the path from a written request to an RTB order for repairs, a rent reduction and compensation.
BC tenants must give written notice that reaches the landlord a full rental month before they leave. Here is how to count it, what to include, and what to do before move-out.
Helping a parent or friend with their BC rental needs no licence if it is truly free. Paid or in-kind help usually does, unless an exemption fits.
Every ground for a BC One Month Notice for Cause, how to set the effective date, what the RTB-33 needs, service and deemed receipt, the tenant's 10-day window and enforcing an order of possession.
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.
When 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.
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.
What BC's Residential Tenancy Act and Real Estate Services Rules require of a rental property management brokerage, turned into a checklist for choosing software.
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.
A 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.
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.
Section 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.
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.
A 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.
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.
A BC tenancy ends only in the ways the Residential Tenancy Act lists. This guide covers every one: notices, mutual agreements, vacate clauses, abandonment, frustration and RTB orders.
Which additional terms hold up in a BC tenancy agreement addendum, which are void, and how to keep one clean addendum across all your units.
What a BC tenancy agreement must contain, how the RTB-1 standard terms work, what really happens at the end of a fixed term, and how to keep leases consistent across units.
A step-by-step guide for BC tenants: protect your deposit at move-in, give your forwarding address the right way, and claim it through the RTB if it does not come back.
If your BC landlord does not return your deposit, get your written agreement or apply to the RTB within 15 days, you may be owed double. Here is how it works.
BC landlords have 15 days to return a deposit, get written agreement or file with the RTB. Here is when the clock starts, worked dates and what missing it costs.
BC caps security and pet damage deposits at half of the first month's rent each. Here are the numbers, the exemptions and what happens if you collect too much.
How much you can collect, when inspections protect your claim, and how to beat the 15-day return deadline and the double-deposit penalty in British Columbia.
A repeatable monthly arrears workflow for BC property managers, built around section 46 and the RTB-30, and where Tenon10 fits in.
A BC 10 Day Notice for unpaid rent gives you 5 days to act. Here is how to count your deadline, your options to pay or dispute, and where to get help.
BC has different service rules for notices and for dispute applications. Here is every method the Residential Tenancy Act allows, and when each document counts as received.
If a BC tenant does not pay or dispute a 10 Day Notice, a Direct Request can get you an order of possession without a hearing. Here is who qualifies, what to file and how to enforce it.
After a BC 10 Day Notice, the tenant has 5 days to pay in full or dispute. Here is how the days are counted and what each outcome means for landlords and tenants.
When rent is late in BC, the RTB-30 10 Day Notice is the tool. Here is when you can serve it, how to count the days, and what to do when the tenant does not pay or dispute.
A workflow for property managers serving 2027 B.C. rent increases across many units, from eligibility dates to proof of service.
Your B.C. rent can rise by at most 2.2% in 2027. Here is what that means in dollars, when it can start, and how to check your notice.
How B.C. tenants can check whether a rent increase is lawful, what to do if it is not, and how to recover an overpayment.
B.C. rent increases need three full months' notice counted from deemed receipt. Here are the serve-by dates for every 2027 effective month.
A field-by-field walkthrough of B.C.'s Notice of Rent Increase (RTB-7), with a worked 2027 example and the errors that delay increases.
B.C.'s 2027 rent increase limit is 2.2%. Here is how to calculate it, when to serve the RTB-7, and the rules on the 12-month gap, tenant agreements and additional increases.
Asking rents are down 9.2% from their 2024 peak. The guideline still lets you raise rent, but on a market moving down, the most expensive number on your books is an empty month.
Free rental listing sites are genuinely good now — the question is which ones earn a spot in your posting routine, because "free" varies: some sites are free forever, some are free tiers with paid upsells, and some are free in one city and paid in another. Here's the honest ranking for Canadian landlords: the sites wor
This is the last comparison in our series, and it's about a kinship: both of these tools care about single-family rentals — the scattered houses, duplexes, and townhomes that make up most Canadian landlords' portfolios. Propertyware has spent almost twenty years serving that segment at company scale: it's built, in its
Yardi Breeze is the friendliest door into one of the oldest names in property software — per-unit pricing, no onboarding fees, and a product line that runs from Breeze through Premier to Voyager, the enterprise platform that costs more per year than most small portfolios gross. That's the honest frame for this comparis
Here's a comparison between twins of a different kind: both of these tools give a 1-to-3-unit landlord a genuinely free plan — not a trial, a product. Landlord Studio pairs its free tier with the deepest DIY bookkeeping stack at this end of the market: live bank feeds, receipt scanning, smart rules that sort your trans
Here's the strangest comparison in our series: these two tools chose almost the same shape. Rentec Direct's entry plans run $45–$55 USD a month covering up to 25 units; Tenon10's Pro runs $49 CAD for the same twenty-five. Both price flat. Both publish their numbers. Neither requires a contract. Both get praised by revi
This is the closest price matchup in our comparison series: TenantCloud's entry plan runs $15–$17 USD a month, unlimited units on every tier, with a genuinely devoted small-landlord following — and Tenon10's Essentials runs $9.99 CAD for up to ten. No sales floors, no enterprise minimums, no assembled-bill shock: two s
For the first time in this series, the comparison isn't decided before it starts. liv.rent is Canadian — Vancouver-built, CAD-priced, genuinely liked — so the two arguments that carried our Buildium, AppFolio, and DoorLoop pages simply don't apply. What's left is a better question than "which is cheaper in whose curren
This is the first comparison in our series without an easy answer built in. DoorLoop names Canada in its own positioning, starts at a price a small landlord can say out loud, offers a real free trial, and earns reviews in the 4.5-to-5-star range. So this page does the two jobs a genuine comparison requires: it assemble
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