Residential Tenancy Act no longer applies to rental units in licensed assisted living residences

Plain-language summary · AI-assisted · not legal advice

Rental units inside assisted living residences (as defined under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act) are now exempt from the Residential Tenancy Act. This means the standard tenant protections, rent rules, and dispute resolution processes under that Act no longer govern these living arrangements going forward. Operators of assisted living residences and their residents are now outside the residential tenancy framework for new and ongoing tenancies. However, any dispute resolution application relating to a matter that arose before the change took effect can still proceed under the Act. Operators and residents in these settings should review what rules and agreements now govern their arrangements in place of the Residential Tenancy Act.

Who this affects: assisted living residence operators · assisted living residents · property managers of assisted living facilities · residential tenancy dispute resolution applicants with pre-existing claims