BC Notice to End Tenancy (RTB Forms)
Also known as: Notice to End Tenancy · RTB-32 · RTB-30 · RTB-33 · RTB-29 · Three month eviction notice · 10-day eviction notice
The form a BC landlord must use to end a tenancy, set by the Residential Tenancy Branch. RTB-30 is the 10 Day Notice for unpaid rent or utilities, and RTB-33 the One Month Notice for cause. RTB-32L and RTB-32P give three months when a landlord, family member or buyer is moving in.
A BC landlord ends a tenancy on one of the Residential Tenancy Branch's forms, and the form sets the notice. RTB-30, the 10 Day Notice, is for rent or utilities not paid. The tenant has 5 days to pay in full, which cancels it, or to apply for dispute resolution. RTB-33, the One Month Notice, is for cause, such as repeated late rent, damage or breaking a material term, and the tenant has 10 days to dispute it.
A landlord or close family member moving in gives 3 months of notice, ending the day before rent is due, and so does a buyer moving in. RTB-32L is for a landlord or close family member moving in, and RTB-32P is for a buyer or the buyer's close family member. Both are generated on the Branch's online portal, and the tenant has 21 days to dispute either one.
Whoever moves in must live there at least 12 months, or the tenant is owed 12 months' rent. RTB-29, the Four Month Notice, is for demolition or conversion with the permits in hand.
Worked example: a One Month Notice is taped to the door on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. A notice on a door counts as received three days later, on March 13. Rent is due on the 1st, so the earliest end date is April 30: one month after March 13, then on to the day before the next rent day.
The tenant has until March 23 to dispute it. A notice that names too early a date is not void, because the Act moves it to the earliest date that works.
A tenant on a month-to-month tenancy ends it with one month's written notice, ending the day before rent is due, and needs no RTB form. The notice must be signed and dated and give the address. On a fixed term, the end date also cannot be earlier than the term's last day. RTB-34 is the proof-of-service form, which records how and when a notice was delivered.
For a buyer who wants vacant possession, the seller can serve the RTB-32P only after every subject is removed and the buyer has asked in writing. The 3 months run from then, so the completion date has to leave room for them.
Sources: Residential Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 78, ss. 45 to 53 and 90, on BC Laws, and the Residential Tenancy Branch page on types of evictions. A tenant who neither pays nor disputes in time is taken to have accepted the end date and must move out by it.
| Form | Reason | Notice | To dispute |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTB-30 | Unpaid rent or utilities | 10 days | 5 days (paying in full cancels it) |
| RTB-33 | Cause: repeated late rent, damage, a broken material term | 1 month | 10 days |
| RTB-32L | Landlord or a close family member moving in | 3 months | 21 days |
| RTB-32P | Buyer or a close family member moving in | 3 months | 21 days |
| RTB-29 | Demolition or conversion, with permits | 4 months | 30 days |
Related terms
- BC Residential Tenancy Act (SBC 2002, c. 78) — The BC Residential Tenancy Act (SBC 2002, c.
- RTA Bill 14 (2024): Personal-Use Eviction Reform — A personal-use eviction in BC takes three months of notice and gives the tenant 21 days to dispute it, whoever is moving in.
- BC Annual Rent Cap — The maximum allowable annual rent increase for existing BC tenancies, set yearly by the Residential Tenancy Branch: 2.
- Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act — BC legislation limiting short-term rentals to the home the operator actually lives in, plus one secondary suite or accessory dwelling on the same lot.
See also
Sources: BC Government, Other(3)
- Types of evictions — landlord or purchaser useBC Government, retrieved Nov 6, 2026
- Residential Tenancy Regulation, ss. 42.2 to 42.5: prescribed 3-month notice and 21-day dispute period (B.C. Reg. 251/2024, am. 49/2025)BC Government, retrieved Nov 5, 2026
- BC Financial Services Authority — Further Amendments to Notice to End Tenancy Requirements for Home PurchasersOther, retrieved Aug 9, 2026
- bc.rta.bill14_2024_personal_use_eviction, v3, in the Codex
Review dates, licence and how to cite this entry
- Rule effective
- 2025-06-18
- Last verified
- 2026-11-06
- Next scheduled review
- 2027-05-14
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