Legal Resources

Practical information on your rights and responsibilities when living in a strata. Topics include getting your special project approved, dealing with your strata, and getting a bylaw changed.

Strata owners can use this resource to learn more about their legal roles and responsibilities.

The Strata Solution Explorer is a tool for helping people manage and resolve strata disputes in BC. If you can’t resolve your dispute using the Solution Explorer, it will lead you to the CRT’s online application form.

Learn about what you should consider before putting up the “For Sale” sign. It explains the difference between selling your home yourself or hiring a real estate agent. It covers the process of selling a home, from getting a valuation to completing the sale.

So, you have decided that you are ready to sell your home. But where do you start? This guide will walk you through the selling process and provide you with resources to help you make an informed decision that is best for you.

Learn about how strata disputes can be resolved: within the strata corporation, through arbitration, or by going to court. Also discusses the Civil Resolution Tribunal, the first-ever online tribunal for strata disputes in Canada.

There are various kinds of evictions, such as for unpaid rent or for a major renovation. Find out how much notice a landlord needs to give to end a tenancy, and how much time a tenant has to dispute the eviction and apply for dispute resolution.

Landlords are required to prepare a written agreement for every tenancy. Even if a landlord doesn’t prepare one, the standard terms of a tenancy agreement still apply. Read more about what should be included and download forms (right-hand column).

Learn about your rights and responsibilities as a tenant or landlord when starting a tenancy. There are rules about screening tenants, security deposits, move-in inspections, tenancy agreements, and changing locks and keys.

Find out if the RTB has already heard and made a decision on a similar issue by searching past decisions online. Reviewing past decisions will give you insight into what’s likely to happen if you submit an application for dispute resolution.