New rules around evictions require BC landlords looking to evict tenants for personal or caretaker use to use a new website to create Notices to End Tenancy starting July 18, 2024.
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
Quick Facts from the government website:
- Starting July 18, 2024, landlords will be required to use the Landlord Use Web Portal when they are issuing Notices to End Tenancy for personal or caretaker use, with a unique notice ID when ending a tenancy.
- Landlords using the website portal will be required to have a Basic BCeID to access the site.
- While using the website portal, landlords will be given information about the required conditions for ending a tenancy and the penalties associated with evicting in bad faith.
- They will also be informed about the amount of compensation they will be required to issue to evicted tenants.
Visit the BC government website to learn more.
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