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Lease & AgreementsIn 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.
GeneralWhen 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.
Rights & LegalAn 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.
Rights & LegalFound 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.
Rights & LegalOwning 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.
Rights & LegalA 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.
Rights & LegalIn 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.
Finances & BudgetingBC 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.
Rights & LegalVancouver 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.
Rights & LegalBC 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.
Maintenance & RepairsUnder 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.
Rights & LegalBreaking 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.
GeneralIn 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.
Rights & LegalGot 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.
Rights & LegalA 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.
Finances & BudgetingThe BC trust account rules for rental property managers: deposits in, fees out, interest, negative balances, monthly reconciliations and the annual accountant's report.
GeneralSince 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.
Rights & LegalA 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.
Rights & LegalIf 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.
Rights & LegalBC 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.
Rights & LegalHelping 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.
GeneralA 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.
Maintenance & RepairsWhat BC's Residential Tenancy Act and Real Estate Services Rules require of a rental property management brokerage, turned into a checklist for choosing software.
GeneralRenting 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.
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