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Showing British Columbia, article format matching “deposits”, newest first.
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.
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.
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.
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.
GeneralBC 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.