British Columbia Residential Lease / Tenancy Agreement

BC landlords, rent a house, apartment, mobile home lot, or condominium to a tenant with this British Columbia Residential Lease / Tenancy Agreement.

• The Agreement can be used for either a fixed term lease (such as 6 months, 1 year, etc.) or for a periodic tenancy (month to month or week to week).
• The Lease / Tenancy Agreement contains standard provisions for a residential tenancy, such as:
  • payment and disposition of the security deposit;
  • late charges for overdue rent;
  • landlord's right of entry;
  • each party's responsibility for repairs and maintenance of the premises;
  • subletting or assignment by the tenant;
  • rent increases;
  • alterations and improvements to the property;
  • tenant's responsibility to carry his/her own renter's insurance;
  • pets;
  • termination by either party in accordance with provincial landlord-tenant law.
• This template also includes:
  • a Condition Inspection Checklist and Inventory Report, to be completed by both the landlord and the tenant at move-in and again at move-out, and
  • a Security Deposit spreadsheet which can be used to detail any deductions from the security deposit for unpaid amounts or damages at the end of the tenancy.
• Available as a MS Word template.
• Intended to be used only in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.