Legal Resources

This page shows the laws and rules you need to follow during a tenancy. It also provides links to the rules and expectations for a tenancy hearing, and to help with residential tenancy issues. The sub-page 'Types of rental housing situations' describes the housing situations covered by the tenancy laws, and what to do if your tenancy is not covered...

Legal information for all stages of your tenancy — from starting a tenancy to ending one. This resource includes how to resolve disputes.

The Residential Tenancy Branch handles most rental disputes in BC, but there are some exceptions where you’d have to go to court or a tribunal. This resource discusses other options including negotiating a settlement or using an arbitrator.

Describes the laws about homes on reserve. This resource has information on who can stay in the family home on reserve after a separation or a partner dies, who these laws apply to, and where to get help with this issue.

This plain-language guide offers tenants a basic understanding of residential tenancy law in BC. It’s designed to educate readers on their rights and responsibilities, and help prevent or resolve any problems they may encounter during their tenancy.

This three-and-a-half-minute video explains how the BC Human Rights Code protects you from discrimination in your tenancy.

Learn about how strata disputes can be resolved: within the strata corporation, through arbitration, or by going to court. Also discusses the Civil Resolution Tribunal, the first-ever online tribunal for strata disputes in Canada.

The Strata Solution Explorer is a tool for helping people manage and resolve strata disputes in BC. If you can’t resolve your dispute using the Solution Explorer, it will lead you to the CRT’s online application form.

Practical information on your rights and responsibilities when living in a strata. Topics include getting your special project approved, dealing with your strata, and getting a bylaw changed.

So, you have decided that you are ready to sell your home. But where do you start? This guide will walk you through the selling process and provide you with resources to help you make an informed decision that is best for you.