2,041
edits
Changes
→e) Pets
====e) Pets====
In B.C., there is '''no''' law that allows tenants to have a pet. RTA, s 18 allows a tenancy agreement to include terms that prohibit pets, or restrict the size, kind or number of pets a tenant may keep on the residential property. In order to keep a pet one needs to have , there must be a term in one’s tenancy agreement that allows pets. If a tenancy agreement doesn’t allow pets and a tenant gets one anyway, the landlord can tell the tenant to remove it. If the tenant refuses, the landlord may be able to give an effective eviction notice. RTA, s 18 is subject to the rights and restrictions under the ''Guide Animal Act'' RSBC 1996, c 177, s 4, which states that landlords must not deny tenancy or impose discriminatory terms on a person with a disability who intends to keep a guide animal in the rental unit.
=====(1) New Pet: Where Permitted=====
====f) Prescribing Terms====