BC tenancy rules used by Super Renters

10 Day Notice for Unpaid Rent (RTB-30)

Official form: RTB tenancy forms page (RTB-30 PDF)

• When it can be given. A 10 Day Notice for unpaid rent may be given on any day after the rent was due, even if rent is only one day late or short by any amount. [source 1] [source 2]
• Required form. Landlords must use form RTB-30. It must be signed and dated, state the rental unit address, the effective date and the reason, and the tenant must get all pages. [source 1] [source 2]
• 5 days to pay or dispute. The tenant has 5 days after receiving the notice to pay all overdue rent, which cancels the notice, or to file an Application for Dispute Resolution with the RTB (RTA s.46(4)). [source 1] [source 2]
• Effective date. The effective date (move-out date) is 10 days after the tenant receives the notice. If the notice states an earlier date, the RTA deems it changed to the earliest valid date (RTA s.53). [source 1] [source 2]
• Deemed receipt (RTA s.90). Unless there is evidence of actual receipt: in person counts the same day; left in the mailbox or mail slot, attached to the door, emailed or faxed counts on the 3rd day; mail (ordinary or registered) counts on the 5th day. [source 1] [source 2] [source 3]
• Deeming does not add response time. The actual date the tenant receives the notice is what counts for the response time. Deemed-receipt dates are a fallback presumption only. [source]
• Service methods. Eviction notices cannot be served by text message. Email service is only valid if the tenant provided an email address for service. [source]
• Proof of service. Complete RTB-34 (Proof of Service) as evidence of how and when the notice was served. [source 1] [source 2]
• If tenant neither pays nor disputes. The tenant is presumed to accept the end of tenancy. The landlord may apply for an Order of Possession and a monetary order through the RTB Direct Request process. A landlord may NOT change locks or remove the tenant themselves. Only a court bailiff enforces a Writ of Possession. [source 1] [source 2]
• No self-help. Even when rent is unpaid, a landlord must not remove or limit access to the tenant's personal property without a court order or the abandoned-property procedure. [source]
• Repeated late payment. Separately, 3 or more late payments can support a One Month Notice for cause (RTB-33), not an RTB-30. [source]

Applications, deposits, privacy & human rights

• Security deposit cap. A security deposit is capped at 1/2 of one month's rent, and a pet damage deposit at another 1/2 month (RTA s.19). It can only be required when the tenancy agreement is made (s.20). (Note: form RTB-7 is the Notice of Rent Increase, not a deposit form.) [source 1] [source 2]
• No application fees. Landlords cannot charge a fee for accepting, processing or investigating a rental application (RTA s.15). Super Renters never charges applicants. [source 1] [source 2]
• Rent increases. Maximum allowable increase for 2026 is 2.3%. Rent may rise only once every 12 months, with 3 full months' notice on form RTB-7. [source]
• Privacy (PIPA). Landlords may only collect personal information a reasonable person would consider appropriate, with consent, and may not require consent beyond what is necessary for the tenancy. Credit checks should only be done near the end of selection. SIN should not be collected (name + date of birth usually suffice). [source 1] [source 2]
• Human rights. Landlords must not refuse to rent or set different terms based on protected grounds, including race, religion, family or marital status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, and lawful source of income (Human Rights Code s.10). [source 1] [source 2]
• Access & correction. Applicants can request their own personal information and ask for corrections (PIPA s.23-24). If a landlord declines a correction, it must annotate the record with the requested correction. [source 1] [source 2]