Under section 47(1) of the BC Residential Tenancy Act, a landlord may, at any time, give the tenant a notice of the end of the tenancy if any one of the following events has occurred:
(a) the tenant does not pay the security deposit or pet damage deposit within 30 days of the date it is required to be paid under the tenancy agreement;
(b) the tenant is repeatedly late paying rent;
(c) there are an unreasonable number of occupants in a rental unit;
(d) the tenant or a person permitted on the residential property by the tenant has
(i) significantly interfered with or unreasonably disturbed another occupant or the landlord of the residential property,
(ii) seriously jeopardized the health or safety or a lawful right or interest of the landlord or another occupant, or
(iii) put the landlord’s property at significant risk;
(e) the tenant or a person permitted on the residential property by the tenant has engaged in illegal activity that
(i) has caused or is likely to cause damage to the landlord’s property,
(ii) has adversely affected or is likely to adversely affect the quiet enjoyment, security, safety, or physical well-being of another occupant of the residential property, or
(iii) has jeopardized or is likely to jeopardize a lawful right or interest of another occupant or the landlord;
(f) the tenant or a person permitted on the residential property by the tenant has caused extraordinary damage to a rental unit or residential property;
(g) the tenant does not repair damage to a rental unit or other residential property, as required under section 32(3) [obligations to repair and maintain], within a reasonable time;
(h) the tenant
(i) has failed to comply with a material term, and
(ii) has not corrected the situation within a reasonable time after the landlord gives written notice to do so;
(i) the tenant purports to assign the tenancy agreement or sublet the rental unit without first obtaining the landlord’s written consent as required by section 34 [assignment and subletting];
(j) the tenant knowingly gives false information about the residential property to a prospective tenant or purchaser viewing the residential property;
(k) the rental unit must be vacated to comply with an order of a federal, British Columbia, regional, or municipal government authority;
(l) the tenant has not complied with an order of an arbitrator within 30 days of the later of the follow- ing days:
(i) the date the tenant receives the order;
(ii) the date specified in the order for the tenant to comply with the order.
