Roommates and the Law in BC

  • When: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time

  • Length: 60 minutes

  • Where: Online, via webinar

Do you have questions about how the law in BC applies to roommates? For example, do tenant protections apply to roommates? If not, what can help protect you in a roommate arrangement? (Spoiler alert: a roommate agreement.) What can you do if your roommate stops paying their rent? Where can you go for help if you’re having a dispute with a roommate? Join us for our upcoming webinar featuring lawyers Lisa Mackie and Anil Aggarwal for answers to these questions and more about roommates and the law.  

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Lisa Mackie

Lisa Mackie

Lisa Mackie is a lawyer at Alexander Holburn and a member of the firm’s insurance and real estate practices. She is the leader of the strata property practice group and the residential tenancy law practice group. Her primary areas of practice are strata property law and residential tenancy law.

Anil Aggarwal

Anil Aggarwal

Anil is a lawyer in the insurance, strata property and residential tenancy groups at Alexander Holburn. In his litigation-based practice, he has appeared before all levels of court in BC as well as various tribunals, including the Civil Resolution Tribunal and the Residential Tenancy Branch. Anil is also a visiting professor for Simon Fraser University’s Masters in Applied Legal Studies Program, where he lectures on property law.

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