Security and Furniture Deposits

[amandad]

Hi all,

For those of you renting, whether it be as landlord or tenant, I just wanted to point out that according to the Residential Tenancy Act of BC a landlord is not legally allowed to ask for a deposit for furnishings in a furnished rental, regardless of the circumstances. A landlord who does can be subject to a fine under the Act. A friend of mine was recently required to pay a "furniture deposit" on top of her half-month security deposit, and upon investigation, and a phone call to the RTO, received this information. The actual policy can be found here:

http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/documents/GL29.pdf

I thought I should pass this along as few people are aware of this

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