Prescribed Tenancy Notices: A BC & Ontario Cheat Sheet
The rent-increase and non-payment forms managers reach for most — what each is and when it applies.
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General information, not legal advice.
Why the form matters
For a rented unit — and roughly one in three strata and condo units is rented — a rent increase or a non-payment situation isn’t handled by an email; it’s handled by a prescribed form, filled out correctly, and served in a way the law recognizes. Get the form, the amounts, or the dates wrong and the notice can be invalid, which resets the clock. This cheat sheet covers the forms landlords and managers in British Columbia and Ontario reach for most often. It is general information, not legal advice — confirm the current form and timelines with the RTB (BC) or the LTB (ON) for your situation.
British Columbia — RTB-12 (rent increase)
In BC, a rent increase for most residential tenancies is delivered on the Residential Tenancy Branch’s prescribed rent-increase notice (commonly the RTB-12). The essentials a manager has to get right are the amount (within the allowable annual limit), the effective date (respecting the minimum notice period and the twelve-month gap since the last increase), and proper service. Because the amount and timing are set by regulation and change over time, verify the current allowable increase and notice period before serving rather than reusing last year’s numbers.
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