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British Columbia’s Residential Tenancy Act and Regulations
apply to Residential tenancies, most residential licences to occupy, and tenancies in hotels not occupied as vacation or travel accommodation. The legislation does not apply to accommodation in which the tenant shares bathroom or kitchen facilities with the accommodation’s owner.
The Regulations set out that the landlord must provide and maintain the residential property in a reasonable state of decoration and repair, suitable for occupation by a tenant. The landlord must comply with health, safety and housing standards required by law.
The Act does not specify that rooms be given certain names, like rec room, laundry room, dining room, etc. While most rentals normally have an area that can be referred to as a food preparation area, and the area is usually easily recognized, there are other places where you have to look, and be creative. There are people willing to rent places without a place to chop carrots and boil an egg, and there are landlords willing to accommodate them. The key determination is if the joint is 'residential', in which case it most likely would be subject to the Act. |
