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'''DO NOT:''' forget that by signing a tenancy agreement you are entering into a legal contract. Protect yourself by learning about your rights and responsibilities under the ''Residential Tenancy Act''. | '''DO NOT:''' forget that by signing a tenancy agreement you are entering into a legal contract. Protect yourself by learning about your rights and responsibilities under the ''Residential Tenancy Act''. | ||
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==The law in BC== | ==The law in BC== | ||
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When renting a home in BC, you want to be covered by the ''[http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01 Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)]''. If the ''RTA'' does not apply to your living situation, you will still have certain rights under common law, but they will be less clear and harder to enforce. The Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC) and Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) can only provide legal | When renting a home in BC, you want to be covered by the ''[http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01 Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)]''. If the ''RTA'' does not apply to your living situation, you will still have certain rights under common law, but they will be less clear and harder to enforce. The Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC) and Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) can only provide legal | ||
assistance to tenants and landlords protected by the ''RTA''. | assistance to tenants and landlords protected by the ''RTA''. | ||
===Housing ''not'' covered by the ''RTA''=== | ===Housing ''not'' covered by the ''RTA''=== | ||
