Sam Khajeei

In British Columbia, the rules around returning a security deposit are strict, clear, and intentionally designed to protect tenants from unfair withholding. Under the Residential Tenancy Act, a landlord has 15 days to deal with a tenant’s security deposit once the tenancy ends and the landlord receives the tenant’s forwarding address in writing. Within that […]

Move-in and move-out inspections are a critical part of the landlord–tenant relationship because they provide the factual foundation for determining whether a landlord is entitled to retain all or part of a tenant’s security deposit. These inspections protect both parties by creating a clear, documented record of a property’s condition at the beginning and end