Guides for Canadian landlords.
What we learned from 40+ structured interviews with self-managing landlords, written up properly. Documentation, disputes, screening and rent.
The BC paperwork rule that quietly voids your damage claim
In British Columbia, a landlord who skips the condition inspection report loses the right to claim against the deposit for damage — no matter how real the damage is. Here is exactly what the Act requires, and when the right disappears.
Read the guideScattered records are why landlords lose winnable hearings
The evidence usually exists. It is in a camera roll, a text thread, an email account and a notes app — and it cannot be assembled, served and filed inside the RTB's deadlines. Here is where that fails and how to fix it.
Read the guideOntario's N4 cure period is being cut to seven days
Bill 60 rewrites the notice period for non-payment of rent from 14 days to 7. The change is law but comes into force by proclamation — here is what the statute says, what the LTB has confirmed, and what it demands of your rent records.
Read the guideWhat to bring to an RTB hearing: a landlord's evidence checklist
Most landlords lose Residential Tenancy Branch hearings on documentation, not on the merits. Here is the evidence to assemble, how to organize it, and what to start recording long before a dispute.
Read the guideHow to document a tenancy from day one
The records that protect a Canadian landlord are all created at the start of a tenancy, not when something goes wrong. A practical guide to what to capture and when.
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