About the Tenant Survival Guide
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The Tenant Survival Guide is intended to give tenants a basic understanding of residential tenancy law in British Columbia and what it means to them. The Guide is produced by the Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre, an educational organization promoting tenants' rights and affordable housing in British Columbia.
Top five survival tips for problem-free renting
- Read the Tenant Survival Guide.
- Have a witness with you and take pictures when you move in and out of a place.
- Get everything in writing.
- Think carefully about anything you sign.
- Pay your rent on time and get a receipt if you pay with cash.
If you still have problems, call the TRAC Tenant Information Line:
- Vancouver area: 604-255-0546
- Outside Vancouver area: 1-800-665-1185
Using this Guide
Relevant sections of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) or the Residential Tenancy Regulation are cited below select sections throughout this Guide. These sections are current at the time of publica- tion, but may change if the Act changes.
The information contained in the Tenant Survival Guide is for informational purposes only. TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre cannot act as your lawyer, and its staff members are not lawyers. TRAC makes no representations, expressed or implied, that the information contained in this Guide can or will be used or interpreted in any particular way by any governmental agency or court. As legal advice must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case, and laws are constantly changing, nothing provided here should be used as a substitute for the advice of competent counsel.
| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre, 2012. |
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 Tenant Survival Guide © TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence.
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