Can a BC Landlord Raise the Rent After New Windows? The Additional Rent Increase Rules
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A repeatable monthly arrears workflow for BC property managers, built around section 46 and the RTB-30, and where Tenon10 fits in.
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.
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.
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.