Lease & AgreementsHow to Create a BC Tenancy Agreement in Tenon10
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.
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Rights & LegalLandlord Won't Do Repairs? How BC Tenants Get Them Done
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.
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Rights & LegalGiving Notice as a BC Tenant: One Clear Month
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.
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Rights & LegalThe One Month Notice to End Tenancy for Cause in BC (RTB-33)
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.
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GeneralRenovictions in BC: Applying to the RTB Before You Renovate
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.
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Rights & LegalMove-In and Move-Out Condition Inspections in BC: What the RTA Requires
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.
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GeneralRental Property Management in BC: BCFSA Licensing Explained
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.
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Rights & LegalHow to File a Dispute Resolution Application with the BC RTB
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.
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Rights & LegalMutual Agreement to End a Tenancy in BC (RTB-8)
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.
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GeneralWhat You Can and Can't Add to a BC Tenancy Agreement
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.
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GeneralThe BC Residential Tenancy Agreement (RTB-1): The Complete Landlord Guide
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.
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Rights & LegalWhen a BC Landlord Must Pay Back Double the Deposit
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.
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GeneralThe Half-Month Cap: How Much Deposit a BC Landlord Can Collect
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.
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GeneralBC Security and Pet Damage Deposits: The Complete Landlord Guide
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.
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Rights & LegalGot a 10 Day Notice in BC? What Tenants Should Do Now
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.
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GeneralDirect Request for an Order of Possession in BC
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.
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GeneralFive Days to Pay or Dispute: What Happens After a BC 10 Day Notice
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.
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GeneralHow to Give a 10 Day Notice to End Tenancy for Unpaid Rent in BC (RTB-30)
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.
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Rights & LegalThe 2027 BC Rent Increase Limit: A Renter's Guide
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.
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Rights & LegalDisputing a BC Rent Increase: A Tenant's Guide
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.
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GeneralThe BC Notice of Rent Increase (RTB-7): How to Fill It In
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.
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GeneralBC Rent Increase Limit for 2027: 2.2%, and What Landlords Can Charge
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.
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