Offences
- What are the penalties for offences under residential tenancy law?
- What are the penalties for harassment?
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What are the penalties for offences under residential tenancy law?
If a person is charged with an offence under residential tenancy law, he or she will be served with a summons to appear at Provincial Court. The court may impose a fine of up to five thousand dollars. The fine is payable to the Provincial Court.
A person can be fined if he or she deliberately damages the residential property or the manufactured home park.
A person can be fined if he or she gives false or misleading information at a dispute resolution hearing, or does not comply with a Residential Tenancy Branch decision or order.
What are the penalties for harassment?
A person can be fined if he or she harasses or threatens a landlord or tenant in order to discourage that person from making an application under the legislation, or to retaliate for seeking a remedy under residential tenancy law.
Other types of harassment may not be considered an offence under the Act, but still be subject to a monetary claim for damages.
If you feel you are being harassed, you should discuss this with a Residential Tenancy Information Officer.
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