Home Buyer Rescission Period

Mike Dirks • October 4, 2022

Key Facts On How The Home Buyer Rescission Period Effects Buyers And Sellers in British Columbia starting January 1, 2023

Key Facts

  • Effective January 1, 2023
  • Created in response to subject free multiple offer situations
  • Buyers will have three days to back out of an accepted offer
  • Applies to all contracts regardless of subjects
  • Mandatory and can’t be waived
  • Buyers who back out of a contract within this three-day period will have to pay a rescission fee of 0.25%. For example, if the purchaser exercises the right of rescission on a $1-million home, they’d be required to pay the seller $2,500.


Deposits

  • May be requested upon acceptance of offer
  • Still held in trust but balance released to the buyer when HBRP is triggered


Exemptions

  • Leased land
  • Leasehold properties
  • Court Ordered Sales



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