All additional fees should be clearly outlined before a tenancy agreement is even signed.
Finding a place to rent in Prince George for less than $1,000 per month isn't easy and sometimes the costs are higher than advertised, due to added fees.
Landlords are also able to charge for things like common area cleaning and it effectively forms part of the rent . "Usually, these fees are clear from the start when you apply for a tenancy," adds Lee. The Residential Tenancy Act and Residential Tenancy Regulation lay out the fees that landlords can and cannot charge. For instance, Section 15 of the RTA and Section 5 of the RTR say that landlords cannot charge guest fees, application or processing fees, or replacement key fees if they are the ones to change the locks.
Robert Patterson, a legal advocate and lawyer at the Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre , says that when fees are not explicitly listed in the RTA and RTR they enter a kind of grey area.
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