Tenancy Policy Guidelines Listed by Number
- Landlord & Tenant – Responsibility for Residential Premises Jan-04 (PDF)
Landlord and tenant responsibilities for maintenance, cleaning and repairs of residential property and manufactured home parks
- Ending a Tenancy Agreement: Good Faith Requirement Mar-12 (PDF)
When a landlord can end a tenancy in order to change the use of the residential unit or manufactured home park site
- Claims for Rent and Damages for Loss of Rent Jun-04 (PDF)
Situations when a landlord can hold a tenant liable for loss of rent after the end of a tenancy agreement
- Liquidated Damages Jan-04 (PDF)
A clause in a fixed-term tenancy agreement that requires the tenant to pay to end the tenancy early
- Duty to Minimize Loss Jan-04 (PDF)
The legal obligation of tenants and landlords to minimize financial loss when a tenancy agreement is breached
- Entitlement to Quiet Enjoyment Aug-16 (PDF)
The tenant’s right to quiet enjoyment of the property or unit they are renting
- Locks and Access Jan-04 (PDF)
Legal rights and obligations for landlords and tenants regarding entry or access to a rental unit
- Unconscionable and Material Terms Oct-11 (PDF)
Deals with material terms in a tenancy agreement or terms that are grossly unfair
- Tenancy Agreements and Licenses to Occupy Jan-04 (PDF)
Distinguishes a tenancy agreement from a license to occupy
- Bias and Conflict of Interest Jan-04 (PDF)
What happens when a party claims that a dispute resolution arbitrator is in a conflict of interest or is biased
- Amendment and Withdrawal of Notices Jan-04 (PDF)
Amending or withdrawing the Notice to End Tenancy and the Notice of Rent Increase
- Service Provisions Dec-16 (PDF)
How legal documents or orders must be served according to the Residential Tenancy Act and the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act
- Rights and Responsibilities of Co-tenants Jan-04 (PDF)
The rights and responsibilities of multiple tenants renting a property together under one tenancy agreement
- Type of Tenancy: Commercial or Residential Jan-04 (PDF)
How arbitrators determine if a tenancy is residential or commercial
- Summons to Attend or Produce Evidence Oct-15 (PDF)
What happens when a person is summoned to testify or provide evidence for a dispute resolution hearing
- Compensation for Damage or Loss Aug-16 (PDF)
The different types of claims that can be made as part of a dispute resolution proceeding and the criteria arbitrators may consider when awarding damages
- Security Deposit and Set off Jan-16 (PDF)
The definition and context used for the term 'set-off' and how security deposits should be managed
- Use of Forms Jan-04 (PDF)
Whether an order can be issued based upon a previous form or a current one
- Assignment and Sublet Dec-17 (PDF)
Policies and issues related to assigning and subletting tenancy agreements
- Illegal Contracts Jan-04 (PDF)
When a property is rented that is not permitted under a statute
- Repair Orders Respecting Strata Properties Jan-04 (PDF)
An order requiring the landlord to make repairs to a rental unit that is also a strata property
- Termination or Restriction of a Service or Facility Dec-16 (PDF)
Conditions under which a landlord may terminate a service or facility enjoyed by a tenant
- Amending an Application for Dispute Resolution Oct-15 (PDF)
Circumstances under which an Application for Dispute Resolution may be amended
- Review Consideration of a Decision or Order Mar-16 (PDF)
Circumstances under which an application for review of an arbitrator's decision may be made
- Requests for Clarification or Correction of Orders or Decisions Dec-17 (PDF)
The power of residential tenancy arbitrators to clarify or correct decisions or orders
- Advocates, Agents and Assistants Sep-13 (PDF)
The role of advocates, agents and assistants in dispute resolution proceedings
- Jurisdiction Dec-17 (PDF)
The jurisdiction of residential tenancy arbitrators
- Pet Clauses Jan-04 (PDF)
How pet clauses can be used in residential tenancy agreements
- Security Deposits Jan-04 (PDF)
How security deposits are used and managed for residential tenancies
- Fixed Term Tenancies Dec-17 (PDF)
Fixed-term residential tenancy agreement information – especially as it relates to ending and renewing this type of agreement
- Pet Damage Deposits Jan-04 (PDF)
When pet damage deposits may be required, what they’re intended to cover and when the landlord can keep all or part of the deposit
- Illegal Activities Jan-04 (PDF)
What activities and circumstances are considered "illegal" and how this impacts a tenancy agreement
- Ending a Manufactured Home Tenancy Agreement – Landlord use of Property Jan-04 (PDF)
Ending a manufactured home tenancy so that the landlord can use the property for another purpose
- Frustration Jan-04 (PDF)
What happens when tenancy agreements become frustrated contracts and how this impacts a tenancy
- Transition – Security Deposits Mar-04 (PDF)
Information about security deposits and the transition between the old and the new Residential Tenancy Act
- Extending a Time Period Apr-04 (PDF)
The exceptional circumstances under which an arbitrator may extend or modify a time limit established by the Residential Tenancy Act or the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act
- Rent Increases Dec-17 (PDF)
Rent increases permitted under the Residential Tenancy Act and Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act - Repeated Late Payment of Rent Apr-04 (PDF)
How a landlord can end a tenancy when a tenant is repeatedly late paying rent
- Direct Requests Sep-17 (PDF)
The key elements that need to be considered when making a direct request
- Useful Life of Building Elements Mar-12 (PDF)
The life span of specific building components (e.g. doors, windows, flooring, fences, appliances, etc.) used when arbitrators make decisions about additional rent increases or damage claims
- Administrative Penalties Jan-12 (PDF)
When and how administrative penalties are used
- Digital Evidence Feb-18 (PDF)
How to submit digital evidence
- Naming Parties Oct-15 (PDF)
How parties to dispute resolution should be named
- Format of Hearings Oct-15 (PDF)
Considerations when determining whether to schedule a hearing in a format other than by telephone conference call
- Adjourning and Rescheduling a Dispute Resolution Hearing Oct-15 (PDF)
Key considerations when determining whether to adjourn or reschedule a dispute resolution hearing
- Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, Supportive Housing Dec-16 (PDF)
The differences between emergency shelter, transitional housing and supportive housing and how the Residential Tenancy Act applies
- Access to Records and Information Oct-17 (PDF)
Considerations for employees and the public when dealing with requests for access to records
The content on this website is periodically reviewed and updated by the Province of British Columbia as per the date noted on each page: February 11, 2018.
