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(a) Guests may visit the tenant for a maximum of 14 days, whether or not consecutive, in any 12 month period unless the landlord has provided written approval for a short term extension.

The average BC eviction takes 50 days, meaning the landlord loses about $3,750 in rent (assuming $1,250 average monthly rent). Overall, the total cost of evicting a tenant in BC amounts to $4,750.

If someone is going to be living with you, then you must inform your landlord. If you don't inform them then you could end up voiding your tenancy or making sections of it invalid. Honesty is the best policy here, and the relationship between you and your landlord is all about trust.

When applying the additional rent increase to a tenant's rent, it is capped at a maximum of 3% per year, plus the annual rent increase. Any eligible rent increase amount that exceeds the 3% cap can be rolled over to the second and third year, if necessary.

This means that the allowable rent increase percentage changes annually. For 2022, the allowable percentage is 1.5%. Section 42 of the Residential Tenancy Act says a landlord must provide their tenant with an approved form, Notice of Rent Increase, three full months before a rent increase takes effect.

Changes to your rent The CPI is a common measure of inflation and in September 2021 was 3.1%. This means that most rents will increase by 4.1% from April 2022.

If tenants don't leave at the end of the notice period, landlords must apply to the court for a possession order, which gives them the right to evict tenants and take possession of the property.

A landlord must serve the Two Month Notice to End Tenancy so that it's received: At least two months before the effective date of the notice, and. Before the day that rent is due.

A fixed term tenancy (or lease) is one that is set for a specific period of time (e.g. a year, a month or a week). At the end of the term of the agreement, the landlord and tenant can agree to another fixed term or the tenancy continues on a month-to-month basis.

Annual allowable rent increase for 2023 will be 2%