The Province of British Columbia is tying the annual allowable rent increase in 2025 to inflation at three per cent, down from this year’s allowable…
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Website launched to protect renters from bad-faith evictions
A new website launching on July 18 aims to better protect renters from being evicted in bad faith and bring improvements to the process for…
Changes to Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation
The B.C. Ministry of Housing recently announced changes to the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation, which establishes park rules. Currently, some owners of manufactured homes…
B.C. aims to speed up residential tenancy dispute process
The B.C. government announced today it is increasing the Residential Tenancy Branch’s (RTB) operating budget and staffing by 40%, adding as many as 50 new…
Changes aimed to cut most renovictions
Residential tenancy changes that will prevent renovictions and provide renters with more security and protection came into effect on Thursday, July 1. The changes address…
B.C. eyes continuing pandemic rent freeze
The B.C. government is proposing legislative changes that, if passed, will extend the current pandemic rent freeze to Dec. 31, 2021. The changes will also…
Changes allow emailed documents between landlords and tenants
The B.C. government is amending regulations to allow email as a method of service between landlords and tenants, making it easier for people to participate…
Rent freeze extended and pending increases cancelled
Effective immediately, the B.C. government is extending the freeze on rent increases until July 10, 2021, under the powers of the Emergency Program Act and…
Renters have until July 2021 to repay arrears
Details on the new repayment framework for renters with outstanding rent from April to August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic are available on the…
B.C. takes steps to help renters, including halting evictions
To support people and prevent the spread of COVID-19, the province is introducing a new temporary rental supplement, halting evictions and freezing rents, among other…