British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Residential Tenancy Regulation (O.C. 555/2024)

O.C. 555/2024

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective August 21, 2024, (

a) the following provisions of the Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, S.B.C. 2024, c. 19, are brought into force: (

i) section 37 (

c) as it enacts

section 97 (2) (n.2) of the Residential Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 78; (ii)

section 37 (f), and (

b) the Residential Tenancy Regulation, B.C. Reg. 477/2003, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Housing Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Residential Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 78, s. 97; Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, S.B.C. 2024, c. 19, s. 45 Other: OIC 1239/2003 R10815324 August 6, 2024

SCHEDULE The Residential Tenancy Regulation, B.C. Reg. 477/2003, is amended by adding the following sections to

Part 7: Notice period for purposes of

section of Act 42.2 For the purposes of

section 49 (2) (a) (ii) of the Act, if a landlord gives notice to end a tenancy for a purpose referred to in secti on 49 (5) of the Act, the prescribed notice period is 3 months after the date the tenant receives the notice. Dispute period for purposes of

section of Act 42.3 For the purposes of

section 49 (8) (

b) of th e Act, if a landlord gives notice to end a tenancy for a purpose referred to in

section 49 (5) of the Act, the prescribed dispute period is 21 days after the date the tenant receives the notice. Transition 42.4 In respect of a notice given by a landlord under

section 49 (2) of the Act for a purpose referred to in

section 49 (5) of the Act, if the landlord gave the notice before August 21, 2024, the notice period and dispute period that applied in respect of the notice immediately before that date continue to apply.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 555/2024
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0555 2024
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	525ee81f03d15919dd84b15186b00d31c1ab8809

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