BC Windows Series

in British Columbia

Drafty or broken windows, condensation and mould, child safety, strata windows, replacement in a tenanted unit, rebates and additional rent increases in a BC rental.

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Drafty or Broken Window in a BC Rental: Who Has to Fix It?

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Drafty or Broken Window in a BC Rental: Who Has to Fix It?

Who fixes a drafty, cracked or broken window in a BC rental, what section 32 of the Residential Tenancy Act requires, and how tenants get a repair through the RTB.

Who has to fix a broken window in a BC rental: the landlord or the tenant?
What does section 32 of the Residential Tenancy Act require for windows in BC?
How does the RTB tell wear and tear from tenant damage on a BC rental window?
Is a broken window an emergency repair in BC?
How does a BC tenant get a landlord to fix a window?
What should a BC landlord do when a tenant reports a broken window?

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Condensation and Mould on Rental Windows in BC: Landlord or Tenant?
Condensation and mould on rental windows: what tenants must clean, what landlords must repair, and how BC's Residential Tenancy Branch sorts out the cause.
11 min readOctober 25, 2026
Maintenance repairs
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Replacing Windows in a Tenanted BC Rental: Notice, Noise and Compensation
How to replace windows while a tenant lives in a BC rental: written entry notice, scheduling the work, quiet enjoyment and when tenants are compensated.
10 min readOctober 25, 2026
Maintenance repairs
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Window Safety in BC Rentals: Child Falls, Limiters and the Building Code
What the BC Building Code 2024 says about window guards, 100 mm limiters and bedroom escape windows, and what landlords and tenants should do in a rental.
10 min readOctober 26, 2026
Maintenance repairs
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Are Strata Windows Common Property in BC? Who Pays to Replace Them
Whether windows in a BC strata are common property, who pays to replace them, and what an owner who rents out the unit owes the tenant while the strata acts.
10 min readOctober 26, 2026
Maintenance repairs
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Window Rebates for BC Rental Owners in 2026: What's Available
Which BC window and door rebates rental owners can use (checked October 22, 2026), where landlords hit eligibility limits, and how rebates affect rent increases.
11 min readOctober 26, 2026
Provincial compliance
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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.
11 min readOctober 25, 2026