For the family members of a missing person, there may come a time when it is reasonable to infer the person is deceased. In such a situation, these family members may need to obtain a legal declaration of death for the person in order to deal with the various legal issues that arise upon this presumption of death. As a …
Increasing a tenant’s rent that has fallen below market: a guide for landlords
Rent increases for tenants of residential property in British Columbia are controlled by the British Columbia Residential Tenancy Act. A landlord is permitted to increase his or her tenant’s rent every 12 months, and must give the tenant at least three months’ notice of the increase. Each year, however, a landlord is only permitted to increase his or her tenant’s …