BC Real Estate Trading Services Course Tenancy Agreements Questions and Answers

Question 1

A landlord in Victoria, BC, collects a security deposit and a pet damage deposit from a new tenant who has one cat.
The monthly rent is $2,000.
What is the maximum total amount the landlord can legally require for these deposits?

Accepted Answer

$2,000

Answer

$1,000

Answer

$2,500

Answer

$1,500

Question 2

According to British Columbia's Residential Tenancy Act, what is the minimum amount of written notice a landlord must give a tenant for a legal rent increase?

Accepted Answer

Three full months

Answer

30 days

Answer

One full month

Answer

Six months

Question 3

A tenant is on a month-to-month (periodic) tenancy in Kelowna, BC, and pays rent on the first of each month. They wish to move out and provide their landlord with written notice on May 15th. What is the earliest effective date their tenancy can legally end?

Accepted Answer

June 30th

Answer

May 31st

Answer

June 15th

Answer

July 1st

Question 4

A landlord in Burnaby needs to conduct a routine inspection of a rental unit. Under the BC Residential Tenancy Act, which of the following describes a valid method for the landlord to gain lawful entry, assuming no emergency?

Accepted Answer

Posting a written notice on the tenant's door at least 24 hours before the entry.

Answer

Providing verbal notice to the tenant 12 hours in advance.

Answer

Sending the tenant an email one hour before arriving at the property.

Answer

Entering the unit at any time as long as the tenant is not home.

Question 5

A property in Richmond, BC, with a tenant on a fixed-term lease with eight months remaining, is sold to a new owner. The new owner wants to move into the property themselves. What is the new owner's legal position regarding the tenancy?

Accepted Answer

They must honour the existing fixed-term tenancy agreement until it expires.

Answer

They can give the tenant a Two Month Notice to End Tenancy for Landlord's Use immediately.

Answer

They can end the tenancy by giving the tenant 30 days' notice because they are the new owner.

Answer

They must apply to the Residential Tenancy Branch for an order to end the tenancy early.

Question 6

In British Columbia, which government body is primarily responsible for administering the Residential Tenancy Act and resolving disputes between landlords and tenants?

Accepted Answer

The Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB)

Answer

The Civil Resolution Tribunal

Answer

The British Columbia Supreme Court

Answer

The Real Estate Council of British Columbia (RECBC)