Finances & Real Estate Resources for BC Landlords and Tenants

Here are some useful websites and resources that I've found with useful information for both renters and home owners. Protect yourself!

Tenant Survival Guide - awesome guide book; comes in English, Traditional Chinese and Spanish

• http://www.tenants.bc.ca/main/?tenantsurvivalguide

Residential Tenancy Act (BC Laws)

• http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01

Residential Tenancy Branch (Government of British Columbia)

• http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/default.aspx

TRAC (Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre)

• http://www.tenants.bc.ca/

Deposit Interest Calculator

• http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/content/calculator/calculator.aspx

 

This is great info.

 

HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. CHECK BEFORE YOU MOVE HERE!

Bed Bug Registry - http://www.bedbugregistry.com/
CoV Health & Safety Database- http://app.vancouver.ca/RPS_Net/search.aspx
Rental Heat Map for average prices - http://rentheatmap.com/vancouver.html

Hope this helps!!

 

Another set of gems.. the bed bug registry is useful for people renting/buying.