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Vancouver Lease Review

Get Your Vancouver Lease Reviewed Before You Sign

Upload your lease and LeasePlain checks it against BC's Residential Tenancy Act — flagging illegal deposits, hidden fees, and landlord red flags specific to Vancouver's high-cost rental market.

Check My Vancouver Lease

What Makes a Vancouver Lease Review Different

RTA Compliance

Every clause is checked against BC's Residential Tenancy Act — the binding tenancy law that governs Vancouver rentals, including basement suites.

Lease Risk Score

Your lease gets a 0–100 risk score so you immediately know how it stacks up in one of the most expensive rental markets in the world.

Illegal Clause Detection

Clauses that try to waive your RTA rights — like deposits above the legal cap — are flagged as unenforceable even if you signed them.

Why Vancouver Leases Need Extra Scrutiny

Vancouver is one of the most expensive rental markets in the world, with move-in costs that can stack up quickly: first month's rent, a security deposit, and sometimes a pet damage deposit, all due before you get the keys. A large share of Vancouver's rental supply is secondary suites — basement and laneway units rented out by individual homeowners — which can come with informal or non-standard lease terms.

BC's Residential Tenancy Act caps deposits, limits annual rent increases, and requires specific notice periods for ending a tenancy — including the Four Month Notice landlords must use for major renovations. A lease review helps confirm your agreement actually reflects those protections before you sign.

What We Check Against BC Law

  • Security deposit and pet damage deposit — each capped at half (0.5x) of one month's rent under the BC Residential Tenancy Act, and they cannot be combined to exceed that limit.
  • Rent increase clauses — compared against the province's allowable annual increase, which is 2.3% for 2026, down from 3% in 2025.
  • Move-in cost stacking — flagged when a lease bundles deposits, fees, and first month's rent in a way that exceeds what's legally collectible upfront.
  • Fixed-term "vacate at end of term" clauses — generally unenforceable since BC's 2021 RTA amendment, unless a specific statutory exception applies.
  • Four Month Notice language for renovations or demolition — checked for the right of first refusal and proper RTB-approved form.
  • Landlord entry notice — the RTA requires at least 24 hours written notice; any clause shortening this is void.

Frequently Asked Questions