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Originally Posted by xerograv
I was referring to the addendum/rider thing, there's a couple of cases where you're not allowed to do so, but thats just off the top of my head, doesn't matter though, BC is kinda wacked, wee. The cat thing annoys me more than anything, in Ontario landlords can't even say "no pets" within certain parameters, but here, omg, I offered one guy a $1000 deposit for my cat and he declined it, I was pissed, great place, wouldn't even take 6 months rent up front either. People are nuts.
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We're not allowed to take rent in advance. I wouldn't anyway. Honestly, people take it as a red flag. Makes no difference to me if I take it now, or take it over 6 months. I still get it
Oh, and you can get fined for taking more than a legal deposit. The owner of my building tried to do that with someone at her building...I quickly nuked that plan.
I can't emphasize it enough for people how different the laws are from province to province.
In Halifax, for example, I, as a landlord can just end your tenancy. NO reason. After 3 years, you are 'tenured' and get mostly the same protections as here. There are no gov't mandated percentage rent increases either. So guess what? Tenants behave.
So, what finally ended up happening with Miss Feng Shui?