Chapter 1. Overview of the landlord and tenant act
A. Continuity with previous legislation
B. Departure from previous legislation
Chapter 2. Classification of persons and premises governed by the 1974 Act
A. Categories of persons subject to the 1974 Act
B. Categories of controlled premises
Chapter 3. Contractual nature of tenancy agreements
A. Derogation from common law property principles
B. Application of common law contract principles
Chapter 4. Security of tenure
A. Development of the security of tenure concept
B. Categories of prohibited tenant conduct
C. The landlord's unilateral right to terminate
D. Agreements to terminate
Chapter 5. The procedure for termination
A. Notice of termination of a tenancy
B. Appropriate time for giving notice
C. Procedure for disputing a notice of termination
Chapter 6. Statutory duties and prohibitions
A. The landlord's obligations
B. The tenant's obligations
C. Remedies for breach of obligation
Chapter 7. Securiy deposits
A. Definition of security deposit
B. Amount of security deposit
C. Obligation of the landlord's assignee
D. Dispute over the right to a security deposit
E. Problems in administration of security deposits
Chapter 8. Abandonment of residential premises
A. Termination of the landlord and tenant relationship
B. Abandonment of chattels
Chapter 9. Rent control
A. The Jaffary Report on Rent Control
B. The current system of rent control in British Columbia
Chapter 10. The rentalsman
A. Administrative decision-making process
B. The new lord chancellor
Chapter 11. The courts
A. The system of statutory review
B. Registration of the rentalsman's order
C. The common law jurisdiction
D. Criminal jurisdiction
Chapter 12. Mobile homes
A. The status of mobile homes under the 1974 Act
B. The special problems of mobile home parks
Appendix of Forms
Index.