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====c) Express Terms and Obligations====
Parties may write their own tenancy agreement with their own terms, or may use a standard form tenancy agreement to which they can add their own extra terms. Parties may also adopt a lease in conformity with the ''Land Transfer Form Act'', RSBC 1996, c 252, p 2.
The RTA requires that all tenancy agreements include standard terms outlining key statutory rights and responsibilities of the tenant and landlord (see RTA s 12, and the Schedule to the Regulation). The standard terms cover repairs, payment of rent, rent increases, security deposits, assignment or sub-let, occupants and invited guests, entry of the residential premises by the landlord, locks, ending the tenancy, and the application of the RTA. To assist landlords and tenants, the Ministry created a standard Residential Tenancy Agreement, available online (http://bit.ly/1eiaQNL). This Agreement incorporates suggestions put forward by landlord and tenant stakeholders, and includes the prescribed terms found in the Schedule of the Regulation.