Residential Tenancies Branch

Guidebook Table of Contents
 

Index

Introduction

 

Section 1
        General Issues

• 1.1      Bankruptcy 
• 1.2      Collection Agent
• 1.3      Elections
• 1.4      Entitlement to Collect Rent
• 1.5      First Nations Reserves
• 1.6      Investigation
• 1.7      Jurisdiction
• 1.8      Mediation
• 1.9      Mobile Homes
• 1.10    Motel and Hotel Accommodations
• 1.11    Rent-to-Own or Option to Purchase Agreement
• 1.12    Room and Board
• 1.13    Safety Net Program
• 1.14    Shared Accommodation
• 1.15    Tenancy Applications
• 1.16    Unlicensed Residential Care Facilities

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Section 2
        Tenancy Agreements

• 2.1      Assignment and Subletting
• 2.2      Co-signers & Guarantors
• 2.3      Landlord's Responsibility to Investigate Complaints
• 2.4      Late Payment Fees
• 2.5      Parking & Vehicle Insurance
• 2.6      Payments Not Allowed Under The Act
• 2.7      Reasonable Rules
• 2.8      Rental Unit Condition Report
• 2.9      Smoking
• 2.10    Substitution of Services or Facilities
• 2.11    Tenancy Agreement - General
• 2.12    Tenancy Agreement - Failure to Deliver a Copy
• 2.13    Tenancy Agreement - Renewal
• 2.14    Tenants and Shared Utility Service

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Section 3
        Privacy

• 3.1      General Information
• 3.2      Keys
• 3.3      Security System
• 3.4      Showing Rental Units for Sale

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Section 4
        Maintenance & Repairs

• 4.1      Cleaning During Tenancy
• 4.2      Heating Equipment and Fireplaces
• 4.3      Landlord's Responsibility for Repairs
• 4.4      Light Bulbs and Fuses
• 4.5      Maintaining the Appearance of a Rental Unit
• 4.6      Outdoor Maintenance ie. Grass, Snow, Gardens
• 4.7      Pest Control
• 4.8      Septic, Water and Oil Tanks
• 4.9      Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety Equipment
• 4.10    Telephone Jacks/Inside Wiring
• 4.11    Urgent Repairs

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Section 5
        Utilities

• 5.1      Landlord's Non-payment of Utilities

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Section 6
        Abandonment

• 6.1      General Information
• 6.2      Personal Property

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Section 7
        Notice of Termination

• 7.1      Notice by Condominium Corporation
• 7.2      Notice by Landlord or Caretaker/Employee - 
                        Caretaker/Employee Unit        
• 7.3      Notice by a Landlord - Compensation for Moving  Expenses
• 7.4      Notice by a Landlord - Landlord Needs Rental Unit For Own Use
• 7.5      Notice by a Landlord - Landlord Sells Rental Unit
• 7.6      Notice by a Landlord - For Non-Payment of Rent
• 7.7      Notice by a Landlord - Tenant Not Meeting Obligation
                        (Other Than Non-Payment of Rent
• 7.8      Notice by Mortgagee
• 7.9      Notice by a Tenant - Fixed Term Tenancy Agreement
• 7.10    Notice by a Tenant - Month-to-Month Tenancy Agreement
• 7.11    Notice by a Tenant - Tenant Accepted Into Personal Care Home
• 7.12    Notice by Mobile Home Park Owner for Non-Payment of
                        Municipal License Fees or Municipal Taxes

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Section 8
        Order of Possession

• 8.1      Order of Possession - Application by Condominium Corporation
• 8.2      Order of Possession - Application by Cooperative
• 8.3      Order of Possession - Non-Payment or Late Payment of Rent
• 8.4      Order of Possession - Tenant Not Meeting Obligation
                        (Other Than Non-payment of Rent) 
• 8.5      Enforcing an Order of Possession

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Section 9
        Claims for Compensation

• 9.1      Claims

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Section 10
        Security Deposit

• 10.1    Claim by Landlord - Branch has Deposit
• 10.2    Claim by Landlord - Landlord Can't Find Tenant
• 10.3    Claim by Landlord - More Than Security Deposit
• 10.4    Claim by Landlord - Security Deposit or Less
• 10.5    Enforcing an Order to Return a Security Deposit
• 10.6    Overpayment of Security Deposit
• 10.7    Refunding a Security Deposit
• 10.8    Security Deposit Claims - Guideline for Decisions
• 10.9    Tenant Request for Security Deposit

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Section 11
        Hearings/Hearing Orders

• 11.1    Hearings - General Information
• 11.2    Hearings - Serving Notice of A Hearing
• 11.3    Hearings - Substitutional Service
• 11.4    Hearings - When the Branch Decides a Hearing is Necessary
• 11.5    Hearing Orders - Amending An Order
• 11.6    Hearing Orders - Enforcing An Order
• 11.7    Hearing Orders - Returned Orders

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Section 12
        Costs and Interest

• 12.1    Costs
• 12.2    Interest

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Section 13
        Rent Regulation

• 13.1    Application for Rent Increase Above the Guideline
• 13.2    Application for Rent Increase Above the Guideline:
                        Late Application
• 13.3    Laundry Charges
• 13.4    Mobile Home Parks - Licence Fees and Municipal Taxes
• 13.5    Rehabilitation Scheme
• 13.6    Rent Discounts
• 13.7    Rent Increase for New Tenants
• 13.8    Rent Increase - When Landlord Adds Furniture
• 13.9    Rent Review - Non-Profit Life Lease Complex
• 13.10  Setting Rent on New or Previously Exempt Rental Unit
• 13.11  Tenant Objection - Guideline or Less Rent Increase
• 13.12  Tenant Requested Improvement
• 13.13  Unauthorized Rent Increases
• 13.14  Withdrawal/Reduction of a Service

 

The Residential Tenancies Act

The Residential Rent Regulation  

The Residential Tenancies Interest Regulation

The Residential Tenancies Regulation

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