Landlords and Tenants
Landlords and Tenants
When you rent a home or an apartment, you are a tenant (a renter). If you own a home or apartment and you rent it to someone else, you are a landlord. Both tenants and landlords have to follow the laws about renting. There is a department of the government of BC that is responsible for making sure landlords and tenants follow these laws. It is called the Residential Tenancy Branch.
Before you rent a place, it is important find out what the law says. You can get free information from the Residential Tenancy Branch and the Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre.
Residential Tenancy Branch
604-660-1020 (in the Lower Mainland),
250-387-1602 (in Victoria) or
1-800-665-8779 (toll free in BC).
www.rto.gov.bc.ca
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre
604-255-0546 (in the Lower Mainland)
1-800-665-1185 (toll free in BC)
www.tenants.bc.ca.
The main law that gives the rules for landlords and tenants is called the Residential Tenancy Act. There are more rules contained in laws called Regulations.