# Tenant Rights When Selling a Home in BC

> If your Coquitlam home is tenanted, BC's Residential Tenancy Act protects the tenant during the sale process. Understanding what you can and cannot do is…

**Source:** https://soldbycraig.ca/tenant-rights-at-sale-bc/  
**Author:** Craig Johnston, REALTOR® (BC Licence V99960) · The MACNABS · Royal LePage Elite West  
**Site:** https://soldbycraig.ca

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Coquitlam · Tenanted sales

## Tenant rights when you sell a tenanted Coquitlam home.

If your Coquitlam home is tenanted, BC's Residential Tenancy Act protects the tenant during the sale process. Understanding what you can and cannot do is critical — Coquitlam sellers who get this wrong face costly disputes and delayed sales.

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Tenanted sales · Coquitlam

## What you can and cannot do when selling a tenanted Coquitlam home.

BC has some of the most tenant-protective rental laws in Canada. When you sell a tenanted Coquitlam home, the tenant's rights largely transfer to the new buyer. Here is what every Coquitlam seller needs to know.

### Showings

You must give 24 hours written notice for each showing. Tenant cannot unreasonably refuse. Best practice: coordinate showing windows with tenant in advance.

### Tenancy survives the sale

If the tenant has a fixed-term lease, the buyer takes over as the new landlord with the same lease terms. If month-to-month, same rules apply.

### Buyer-use eviction (vacant possession)

If the buyer or buyer's close family member intends to occupy the home, the buyer can serve a 4-month notice to end tenancy under section 49 of the RTA. Tenant gets one month's free rent compensation.

### Buyer cannot evict for renovations alone

BC Bill 14 (2024) tightened renovation evictions. The buyer cannot easily evict a tenant simply to renovate. Evictions for purposes other than personal occupancy face high evidence requirements.

### Disclosure obligations

Sellers must provide buyers with all current tenancy information, including current rent, security deposit held, lease terms, and any disputes. Concealing tenancy issues = liability.

### Marketing constraints

Cannot evict tenant for the purpose of marketing the home as 'vacant possession'. If the home is sold tenanted, it is sold tenanted.

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