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| text = For updated and in-depth coverage of renting or buying a home in BC, visit [https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/ peopleslawschool.ca]. | | text = For updated and in-depth coverage of renting or buying a home in BC, visit [https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/renting peopleslawschool.ca]. | ||
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| image = [[File:Headshot - Learning about the Law - Candace - 2023.png|link=]] | | image = [[File:Headshot - Learning about the Law - Candace - 2023.png|link=]] | ||
| text = “When I moved to BC, I signed a one-year lease for a rental apartment. I planned to stay the full year. Unfortunately, my mom isn’t doing well. With a few months still left on the lease, I decided to go back to Ontario to help her. But because I’m moving out early, I have to pay for the remaining months of the lease.” <br> | | text = “When I moved to BC, I signed a one-year lease for a rental apartment. I planned to stay the full year. Unfortunately, my mom isn’t doing well. With a few months still left on the lease, I decided to go back to Ontario to help her. But because I’m moving out early, I have to pay for the remaining months of the lease.” <br>– Candace, Coquitlam, BC | ||
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| image = [[File:Headshot_-_Learning_about_the_Law_-_Ciara_-_2023.png|link=]] | | image = [[File:Headshot_-_Learning_about_the_Law_-_Ciara_-_2023.png|link=]] | ||
| text = “I live in a basement suite. The pipe from the toilet was leaking, so I told the landlord. But the landlord didn’t fix it, even after I asked a second time. I decided to contact city hall. An inspector came to look at the toilet. They told the landlord to fix the pipe. Because the landlord didn’t want to be fined, they fixed the problem.” <br> | | text = “I live in a basement suite. The pipe from the toilet was leaking, so I told the landlord. But the landlord didn’t fix it, even after I asked a second time. I decided to contact city hall. An inspector came to look at the toilet. They told the landlord to fix the pipe. Because the landlord didn’t want to be fined, they fixed the problem.” <br>– Ciara, Kamloops, BC | ||
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| image = [[File:Headshot - Learning about the Law - Quan - 2023.png|link=]] | | image = [[File:Headshot - Learning about the Law - Quan - 2023.png|link=]] | ||
| text = “I rent a suite in an older house. I threw a party one night. One of my friends accidentally broke a bedroom window. In the morning, I called the landlord and explained what happened. The landlord called a company to replace the window, and I paid $400 for the new window.” <br> | | text = “I rent a suite in an older house. I threw a party one night. One of my friends accidentally broke a bedroom window. In the morning, I called the landlord and explained what happened. The landlord called a company to replace the window, and I paid $400 for the new window.” <br>– Quan, Nelson, BC | ||
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| image = [[File:Headshot_-_Learning_about_the_Law_-_Nathan_-_2023.png|link=]] | | image = [[File:Headshot_-_Learning_about_the_Law_-_Nathan_-_2023.png|link=]] | ||
| text = “I rent an apartment month-to-month. I’ve decided to move out and find a place closer to my parents. I plan to move out on December 31. That means I have to give notice to my landlord by November 30 at the latest. If I give notice on December 1, it would be too late; I’d have to pay an extra month’s rent in that case.” <br> | | text = “I rent an apartment month-to-month. I’ve decided to move out and find a place closer to my parents. I plan to move out on December 31. That means I have to give notice to my landlord by November 30 at the latest. If I give notice on December 1, it would be too late; I’d have to pay an extra month’s rent in that case.” <br>– Nathan, Courtenay, BC | ||
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