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If your question is "Can I rent out my Vancouver / Whistler area apartment to someone, (without my landlord being in on it), or can I give my rental unit over to family and friends during the 2010 Winter Olympic period" then the short answer is 'No'. The Residential Tenancy Act of BC states under section 34 "(1) Unless the landlord consents in writing, a tenant must not assign a tenancy agreement or sublet a rental unit." So, if you intend on loaning out your digs for super dollars during the 2010 Winter Olympic period, you're pretty well hooped. People will naturally try to rent out their apartments, of course, and landlords will go screaming to the Residential Tenancy Office when they learn of this little dodge. Naturally, the RTO is gearing up for a deluge of anticipated complaints and related hearings. I expect that as we get closer to the Olympic period the RTO will post something on their website about this very issue.
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