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Prepare common landlord communications, timing checks, and printable summaries. Each tool highlights when an official BC Residential Tenancy Branch form is still required.
Information, not legal advice. Rules and forms can change. Verify the current official RTB source before serving a notice or keeping any deposit amount. Reviewed 2026-07-31.
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Use these BC landlord helpers to prepare common communications, timing checks and printable summaries. They are not official Residential Tenancy Branch forms, and they do not replace current RTB instructions, required service steps or legal advice.
Instant verdict comparing proposed rent against 2026 provincial legal caps (BC 3.0%, ON 2.5%) and 12-month timing rules.
The proposed increase of 5.00% exceeds the 2026 British Columbia legal cap of 3%.
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Official RTB-7 required
Calculate the 2026 BC allowable rent increase (2.3%), generate mandatory 3 full months notice dates, and prepare details for official RTB-7 filing.
Open toolCheck service timing
Prepare a written BC notice to enter with 24-hour notice rules, reasonable purpose, allowed entry times (8am–9pm), and service requirements under RTA s.29.
Open toolNot an eviction notice
Create a professional payment reminder for overdue rent without presenting it as an eviction notice or replacing RTB-30.
Open toolUse RTB-27 for the report
Prepare for a BC move-out inspection with a printable checklist covering scheduling, condition, keys, photos, and records.
Open toolWritten agreement or RTB order required
Prepare a proposed itemized security-deposit deduction summary and calculate the 15-day response deadline.
Open toolThese tools do not decide whether a tenancy is covered by the Residential Tenancy Act, calculate deemed service dates, or replace advice from the Residential Tenancy Branch or a lawyer.
The BC Residential Tenancy Branch sets the maximum allowable annual rent increase limit based on inflation. Landlords must give tenants at least 3 full calendar months notice using prescribed Form RTB-7.
Ontario caps annual rent increases for rent-controlled units at the provincial guideline (2.5% in recent years). New residential units, additions, or buildings first occupied for residential purposes after November 15, 2018 are exempt from the guideline cap.
No. These are preparation and communication helpers. When BC requires a prescribed RTB form, the tool identifies it and links to the current official source.
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The BC tools on this page are designed for BC tenancies only. usecos also offers separate landlord tools for Ontario and Alberta — see the province links below.