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Stories like this are why it's illegal in BC to charge application fees (http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02078_01#section15 http://www.b
by cperciva 10y ago
Stories like this are why it's illegal in BC to charge application fees (http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02078_01#section15 http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/0207...).
Our tenancy law isn't perfect, but I think this is one of the things we got right.
- dghf 10y agoAlso in Scotland. Soon to be the case in England & Wales, if the government doesn't blink in the face of outraged letting agents.
- mijoharas 10y agoThanks, I had thought that it was already illegal in England, just learned that it hasn't come into effect yet[0]. For information, the linked to article states that it will probably come into effect in September, provided the government doesn't blink as mentioned above. [0] http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/buytolet/article-4032280/When-does-tenant-fees-ban-begin.html http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/buytolet/article-4032280/...