The rights of the tenants under a tenancy agreement take effect on the date the tenancy agreement is entered into:

Quiet enjoyment

A tenant is entitled to quiet enjoyment including, but not limited to:

• reasonable privacy

• freedom from unreasonable

• exclusive possession of the rental unit subject only to the landlord's right to enter the rental unit in accordance with the landlord's right to enter a rental unit

• use of common areas for reasonable and lawful purposes, free from significant interference

• a landlord must not unreasonably restrict access to a residential property

Rent Increase

A rent increase must not happen:

• within 12 months of the last rent increase

• within 12 months of the first rent-in agreement

And a Landlord must provide notice 3 months before a rent increase comes into effect

Guests in suite

A landlord cannot unfairly prevent tenants or their guests from accessing the rental property.

Also, a landlord cannot unfairly prevent election candidates or their representatives from canvassing or distributing election material on the property.

BC Residential Tenancy Act s.28, 30, 40-43