The required notice period for ending a tenancy for landlord occupancy has changed as of June 18, 2025. Now, a landlord must give a tenant 3 months to end a tenancy for this reason, with the deadline to dispute such a notice being 21 days after the tenant receives the notice to end tenancy.
This change applies to tenancies that are ending for the following reasons:
- The landlord or a close family member intends in good faith to occupy the rental unit, as per section 49(3) of the Residential Tenancy Act. A close family member is defined in this Act as “the individual’s parent, spouse, child, or the parent or child of that individual’s spouse.”
- The landlord is a family corporation and a person owning voting shares in the corporation or a close family member of that person intends in good faith to occupy the rental unit, as per section 49(4) of the Residential Tenancy Act. A family corporation is defined in this Act as “a corporation in which all the voting shares are owned by one individual or one individual plus one or more of that individual’s siblings or close family members.”
Prior to this change, the notice period to end tenancies for the reasons above was 4 months and the deadline to dispute was 30 days. Important to note - those who had been served an eviction notice for landlord occupancy before June 18, 2025, continue to follow the previous 4 month notice to end tenancy and 30-day deadline to dispute periods.
If your patron is dealing with an eviction notice, a great place to start is the Clicklaw Common Question My landlord is threatening to evict me. What do I do? This Common Question links out to information on the different types of evictions and how to dispute/challenge them. It also links to a wide selection of resources created by BC plain-language legal publishers like the Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC), so your patrons can learn more about their rights as tenants and their options if they receive an eviction notice.