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ASKED QUESTIONS
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies

Use this web site to answer the following questions.

1. What is a security deposit?

2. Must a landlord provide a receipt for a security deposit?
3. Does a landlord have to pay interest on a security deposit?
4. How much can be charged for a security deposit?
5. How much time does a landlord have to return a security deposit after the tenant
moves out?
6. What is a rental agreement?
7. What are the types of rental agreements?
8. Must a landlord give a copy of a signed rental agreement to the tenant?
9. Must a landlord give a tenant a copy of the Residential Tenancies Act?
10. What is a Rental Premises Condition Report form?
11. Does the Residential Tenancies Act apply to a verbal rental agreement?
12. Can a landlord request post dated cheques for rent payments?
13. Are there residential premises not covered by the Act?
14. Does the Act apply to business/commercial rental agreements?
15. Is a tenant responsible to have insurance on his/her personal belongings?
16. When a rented premises is sold to a new owner, does the rental agreement
continue?
17. What happens to a security deposit when there is a change in ownership?
18. Can a landlord charge a fee for late payment of rent?
19. Can a landlord charge a fee if a tenant's rent cheque is returned because of non-
sufficient funds (N.S.F.) in the tenant's account?
20. Can a tenant withhold rent because a landlord is not maintaining the premises?
21. Can a landlord terminate a rental agreement when the tenant does not pay rent?
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