BC Notice to End Tenancy (RTB Forms)
Also known as: Notice to End Tenancy · RTB-32 · RTB-30 · RTB-29 · 4-month eviction notice · 10-day eviction notice
The prescribed BC Residential Tenancy Branch forms a landlord must use to end a tenancy — RTB-30 (cause), RTB-32 (personal/family use, 4 months as of July 18, 2024), RTB-29 (10 days for unpaid rent), and several others — each with its own grounds, notice period, and tenant dispute window.
BC eviction notices are PRESCRIBED FORMS. A landlord cannot draft their own; they must use the BC Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) form for the specific eviction ground. The most common forms: RTB-30 (1-month notice for cause — repeated late rent, breach of material terms, etc.); RTB-32 (4-month notice for landlord/family use OR purchaser's personal-use need, post-Bill 14, 2024 — see /glossary/rta-bill14-personal-use-eviction); RTB-29 (10-day notice for unpaid rent or utilities); and several others for end of fixed term, conversion, demolition, or major renovation. Each form has its own grounds, notice period, served-on requirements, and tenant dispute window (typically 10-15 days within which the tenant can apply to the RTB for dispute resolution).
The trap most BC landlords fall into: serving an eviction notice on the wrong form or without supporting documentation. A 4-month personal-use notice (RTB-32) requires the landlord (or buyer, in a sale-with-vacant-possession context) to actually occupy the unit for at least 12 consecutive months — failure entitles the displaced tenant to compensation of 12 months' rent. Since July 18, 2024 (Bill 14 amendments) the personal-use notice must be served via the BC RTB online web portal — paper notices delivered in person are no longer valid for personal-use grounds. Also: sale-with-vacant-possession buyers should ALWAYS verify the seller has actually served the proper RTB-32 notice through the portal, with the proper notice period, before subject removal. Many BC tenancy disputes arise from sloppy notice practice.
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 — BC Residential Tenancy Act amendment effective July 18, 2024 lengthening personal-use eviction notice from 2 to 4 months, requiring 12 months minimum occupancy by the new occupant, and introducing a web portal to combat fraudulent personal-use evictions.
- 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 effective May 1, 2024 in most municipalities, restricting short-term rentals (under 90 nights) to the operator's principal residence plus one secondary suite or ADU on the same property.
See also
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- BC Governmentretrieved 2026-05-08Ending a tenancy — Personal usehttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/ending-a-tenancy/landlord-notice/end-of-tenancy-personal-use
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