Guides for British Columbia renters: what your landlord can and can't do, how to dispute a notice or rent increase, and how to get your deposit back, checked against the Residential Tenancy Act.
Provincial complianceA 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.
Provincial complianceA 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.
Provincial complianceA 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.
Lease managementIn 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.
Tenant resourcesGot 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.
Provincial complianceA 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.
Tenant resourcesBC 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.
Tenant resourcesIf 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.
Provincial complianceRenting 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.
Tenant resourcesEntry 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.
Provincial complianceSection 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.
Provincial complianceB.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.
Provincial complianceB.C. rent increases need three full months' notice counted from deemed receipt. Here are the serve-by dates for every 2027 effective month.
Tenant resourcesHow B.C. tenants can check whether a rent increase is lawful, what to do if it is not, and how to recover an overpayment.
Tenant resourcesYour 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.
Provincial complianceAfter 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.
Provincial complianceBC 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.
Tenant resourcesA 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.
Provincial complianceBC 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.
Provincial complianceBC 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.
Tenant resourcesIf 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.
Tenant resourcesA 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.
Lease managementWhich 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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