July 18th 2024 New BC Rental Rules Explained

Starting July 18, 2024, BC landlords intending to evict tenants for personal or caretaker use must utilize a new website to create Notices to End Tenancy.

The Landlord Use Web Portal requires landlords to provide detailed information when issuing these notices, enabling the government to monitor eviction patterns and enforce penalties for violations.

Issuing a Notice to End Tenancy
From July 18 onwards, landlords looking to evict a tenant for personal occupancy or caretaker use will need a Basic BCeID. Using this ID, they can log into the web portal to generate a Notice to End Tenancy, including information about the person or persons moving into the home. The generated notice will include a unique ID.

The Rental Tenancy Branch (RTB) will use the information entered into the portal to track these evictions and conduct post-eviction compliance audits.

New Rules and a More Standardized Process
In conjunction with the portal’s launch, the provincial government is updating the rules around evictions for personal or caretaker use to streamline and standardize the process, making it more transparent. Key changes include:

Landlords must provide four months' notice for personal-use or caretaker evictions (previously two months).
Tenants will have 30 days to dispute evictions (previously 15 days).
The person moving into the unit must live there for at least 12 months.
Landlords evicting in bad faith may owe tenants 12 months' rent.

What Qualifies as Personal Occupancy or Caretaker Use?
Under the Residential Tenancy Act, a landlord can evict a tenant for personal occupancy or caretaker use if the following individuals will be moving in:

The owner/landlord
Close family member (parent, spouse, or child)
Purchaser of the property or a close family member of the purchaser
Superintendent for the building

How Does This Affect Homes Sold on or After July 18?
Any notice to end a tenancy for the buyer’s personal use given to a tenant on or after July 18, 2024, can’t end the tenancy until after the expiration of the four-month notice period.

How Do the New Requirements Impact an Offer on a Home When Rent is Paid on the First of Each Month?
If all contract subjects were satisfied or waived on July 22, 2024, a Four-Month Notice to tenants using the portal’s notice generator could be provided on or before July 31, 2024, and could require the tenant to vacate the home by November 30, 2024.

What if the Tenant Does Not Vacate the Home?
As always with tenant-occupied properties, sellers and buyers should obtain legal advice to ensure they understand their rights and responsibilities if a tenant does not comply with a notice to vacate and remains in the home after the tenancy was supposed to end.

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