Residential Tenancies Branch

Section 1 

General Issues

Sub-Section 1.5

First Nations Reserves

Legislation

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Definitions

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The Residential Tenancies Branch can’t become involved in tenancy disagreements on reserve land.

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A band can surrender, or give up, reserve land to a corporation. If the corporation then rents housing to tenants on this land, The Residential Tenancies Act applies.

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A First Nations Band can set up a corporation with band members as shareholders in order to hold land off the reserve. The Residential Tenancies Act does apply when a First Nations Band Corporation is a landlord on non-reserve land.

Procedure

Overview   

This policy is included as information for band landlords renting to tenants off reserve land, tenants and officers. If a tenant and a band landlord aren’t able to solve a landlord and tenant problem on their own, they can ask the Branch for help.

Steps ▼   

1.   The officer encourages the band and tenant to share information, and to        discuss the problem, to try to come to some agreement.

2.   When a band or tenant asks the Branch for help with a tenancy problem,        the appropriate officer follows the procedures for:

• mediation
• hearings

Forms & Form Letters

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Policy Developed

September, 1992*

Last Revision

March, 2004

Other Resources

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