BC Rental Laws

[ToadBrother]

DRE:

You are partially correct. The problem lies with the government policies that have jacked up the price of housing in this province. Only a small fraction of the province of BC has dwellings on it. The rest is crown land that the government is hording and loaning out to mining and forestry. Lack of cheap land drives prices up. I am certainly not dodgey or otherwise an unfit person just because I cannot afford the cost of a mortgage. I would have to make $100,000 a year to be able to afford a home in Kamloops. How many single parents make that kind of money??? I am forced to rent from the "system". On top of this you and OLEG are correct, most Landlords are working stiffs such as myself who happen to be lucky enough to have bought when prices were low, inherited or won their properties. Most are idiots who think that because they are landowners, their shit doesn't stink!

I'm confused. Most of British Columbia is mountains and inaccessible valleys. You want to build low-income housing there?

[Archanfel]

I disagree with the OP. The law has to consider the consequences of a misjudgement. The consequence to the landlord is a couple of months of rents. The consequence to the tenant is a complete uproot of his/her life. Therefore, it's very reasonable that the rental law chose to error on the safe side.

The landlord can always pursue civil lawsuit for any monetary damages. He/she can also demand greater background checks and bigger deposit. In fact, large corporations do credit checks before renting out an apartment. Of course, he/she can demand insurance. I don't see the point of having a law requiring all of those things.

[Guest TrueMetis]

I disagree with the OP. The law has to consider the consequences of a misjudgement. The consequence to the landlord is a couple of months of rents. The consequence to the tenant is a complete uproot of his/her life. Therefore, it's very reasonable that the rental law chose to error on the safe side.

The landlord can always pursue civil lawsuit for any monetary damages. He/she can also demand greater background checks and bigger deposit. In fact, large corporations do credit checks before renting out an apartment. Of course, he/she can demand insurance. I don't see the point of having a law requiring all of those things.

No actually in B.C. the most someone can get for a deposit is one months rent. Half a month for security and half a month for a pet deposit. You're right about everything else though.

[Bonam]

Iv seen lots of problems both ways.

The relationship is inherently problematic because so many renters and landlords are dodgey people.

But it comes with the turf you and reap what you sew. Most residential landlords are renting to people that cant afford a home or dont have good enough credit to buy one.

Umm what? Most people, including many middle class professionals, cannot afford to buy homes in places like Vancouver. They have to rent. The fact that housing prices are at the top of a ridiculously overinflated bubble don't make these people "dodgey". Good job with your established homeowner snobbery though...