The official forms, filled in for you: BC’s deposit caps, term rules and dates already applied.
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Two sides of one agreement, both explained here.
A few plain questions: the place, the rent, the term, the deposit, you. Nothing is asked twice. BC’s rules are already applied: the security deposit starts at the legal cap of half a month’s rent, pet deposits follow the same rule, and fixed-term dates are worked out for you.
This is the government’s own RTB-1, not a lookalike template, filled in from your answers. Print it and sign it on paper if you’d rather.
It goes to your tenant by email. You both sign with a finger, on a phone or a laptop. No printer, no scanner, nobody driving anywhere. The executed copy stays in both your accounts, for as long as you need it.
Walk the place on your phone, room by room. We fill in the government’s own report at move-in and again at move-out, and you both sign it.
Move-in photos, receipts, documents. You both see everything, and only the person who uploaded a file can delete it.
We email you before the condition inspection window and before a fixed term ends. When a rent increase comes due we work out the date you can serve it and the date the new rent could start.
Built from this agreement, not a generic list: what to set up, what is already included, what they owe and when. Fewer questions for you.
The dates are already worked out for you. Next we generate the notice itself.
RTB-7Notice and the deposit back, in the right order and inside the right deadlines.
Collect it in the same place as the agreement, so the amount and the date it was paid are on the record from day one.
One address, several rooms, each with its own agreement.
Everything we add is included: no upgrade tier, no add-on.
Tenants pay nothing, ever.
Every term explained in words you already use. Your rights under BC law, in the same place.
Something looks wrong? Send it back with a note. Nothing is binding until you sign it.
A finger on a screen. No printer, no scanner, no meeting in a parking lot.
What to set up, what is already included, what you owe and when. Built from your actual terms, not a generic list, and we email you before the dates that matter.
The move-in and move-out walkthrough on the government’s own form, filled in together and signed by both of you. What you noted on day one is still on record when you leave.
Move-in photos, receipts, documents. You both see everything, and only the person who uploaded a file can delete it.
Notice and your deposit back, in the right order and inside the right deadlines.
Paying it in the same place as the agreement, so the amount and the date are on the record.
One address, several rooms, each with its own agreement, whichever one is yours.
All of it free for tenants, same as everything else here.
Nothing here is exotic. It’s just what renting a place out in BC costs you in evenings.
| The way this usually goes | Doing it yourself | With LeaseSimple |
|---|---|---|
| Finding the right form | Search gov.bc.ca and hope RTB-1 is the one. | We open the official RTB-1 and ask plain questions instead. |
| Filling it in | Type into PDF boxes and guess the deposit cap. | Pre-filled at the legal cap: the form fills itself in. |
| Getting it signed | Print copies, meet up, chase signatures, scan it back. | Send it by email. You both sign from a phone. |
| After the signature | A verbal list, scattered photos, rent math from scratch. | A shared checklist, shared photos, and the right dates worked out. |
Is this the actual government form?
Yes. The official RTB-1 from the Residential Tenancy Branch, filled in field by field. Not a lookalike template, and not our own version of it.
Do tenants pay anything?
No. Reading the agreement, signing it, keeping a copy, the move-in checklist and the reminders all cost a tenant $0. There is no tenant upsell and no account to cancel.
Does an electronic signature hold up in BC?
British Columbia’s Electronic Transactions Act recognizes an electronic signature that is attached to or associated with a record, and both of you end up with the same executed PDF of the official form. That’s general information about BC law, not legal advice.
You’ll have the finished RTB-1 in a few minutes.
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