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BC Sublet and Assignment Checklist

Handle a BC tenant's request to sublet or assign on the merits, in writing, without a fee.

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The first 5 of 12 steps

  1. Is it a sublet or an assignment?Temporary with an end date, or permanent (RTA s.1; Guideline 19).
  2. Is the tenant actually moving out?If they stay, it's a roommate, not a sublet (Guideline 19).
  3. How much fixed term is left?Six months or more: no unreasonable refusal (s.34(2)).
  4. Screen the proposed tenant.Credit or reference checks are allowed (RTB).
  5. Charge nothing and take no benefit.RTA s.34(3); standard term 7; offence under s.95(1)(i).

+7 more items in the full checklist

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