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→8. Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing
Section 4 of the RTA states that the RTA does not apply to accommodation “provided for
emergency shelter or transitional housing.” The exact bounds Residential Tenancy Regulations were updated in December 2016 to include a three-part definition of the category of “transitionalhousing” are not entirely cleartransitional housing. Factors that arbitrators have referred according to in determining whethers.1 of the Regulations, "transnational housing " means living accommodation that is “transitional housing” includeprovided:* whether the tenancy is for On a fixed, short, termtemporary basis * whether participation in programming (for example, in relation to mental health By a person or substance use) is organization that receives funding from a condition local government or the government of British Columbia or of Canada for the tenancypurpose of providing that accommodation, and* whether there are rules governing conduct while in Together with programs intended to assist tenants to become better able to live independently. Any accommodation must satisfy all three o these criteria to be excluded from the Act, even if a transitional housingagreement has been signed. Policy Guideline 46: Emergency Shelters, including Transitional Housings, Supportive Housing defines "emergency shelter" as "a facility that provides temporary overnight shelter to homeless individuals". Residents of these shelters "may have an immediate need for support services" such as nutrition, hygiene, and health services, and "may be required to abide by the house rules about behaviour or guestsas a condition of their stay".
=== 9. Others Not Covered (RTA, s 4) ===