What did BC Bill 44 (2022) change about strata rental and age restrictions?

Direct answer

Bill 44 (2022) — Building and Strata Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 — took effect November 24, 2022 and immediately voided every strata bylaw that restricted rentals on the basis that the unit was being rented at all. Stratas in BC can no longer prohibit owners from renting their units. The bill ALSO eliminated most age restrictions: stratas can no longer prohibit residents under a specific age (e.g. "55 and over"), with a narrow exception preserved for true 55+ communities that meet defined criteria (every unit subject to the restriction at the time of the bill's passage). The bill did NOT eliminate short-term-rental restrictions (under 30 days, e.g. Airbnb-style rentals) — stratas can still prohibit short-term rentals via bylaw, and most do. Bill 44 also did NOT change pet restrictions, smoking restrictions, or other quality-of-life bylaws. For investors: a strata that bought into a "no-rental" rule pre-2022 lost that restriction overnight, opening up rental supply but also eroding owner-occupier "lifestyle" expectations. For buyers reviewing Form B: rental restrictions on the bylaws filed before November 2022 are obsolete; only short-term-rental restrictions and the narrow 55+ exception remain enforceable.