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'''Do''' collect evidence if you suspect your landlord is entering your place illegally. Illegal entry can be difficult to prove in a dispute resolution hearing. '''Don’t''' change your locks without your landlord’s written permission or an order from the Residential Tenancy Branch, unless it’s an emergency.
You have the right to privacy in your home. In legal language, privacy is the right to “exclusive possession and quiet enjoyment.” Your landlord is only allowed to enter your place under these circumstances:
*An emergency, like a fire or flood.
*Your landlord gives you between 24 hours and 30 days written notice, saying exactly what date and time they want to come in, and giving you a good reason.
*Your landlord knocks on your door and you say it’s okay to come in. But remember—you have the right to say no and ask for written notice.
*You tell your landlord they can come in for a certain reason.
*You live in a hotel that has a cleaning service. The cleaner must enter at a reasonable time.
*Your landlord has an order from the [[Residential Tenancy Branch]] to enter your suite.
*You have abandoned the place. (Phone the [http://www.tenants.bc.ca/main/?home Tenant Information Line] or the [[Residential Tenancy Branch]] for information on abandonment.)
*The ''[[Residential Tenancy Act]]'' allows the landlord to inspect the rental unit once a month as long as you are given the proper notice. ''See Sections 28 and 29 of the [[Residential Tenancy Act|RTA]]''
Latest revision as of 19:32, 1 April 2026
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