Our mission is to serve and represent our Members and enhance the residential rental industry in British Columbia.

For the last forty years, the Rental Owners and Managers Society of BC continually strives to meet our industry's ever changing needs and demands. Whether it is answering a Member's question or making submissions to government, all our activities focus on one objective: helping Members succeed.

Advice: Help is as close as your phone, computer or blackberry. Competent, experienced staff can answer your questions or provide assistance to help you solve problems. Free consultation with the Association's lawyer is also available to support the staff's expertise.

Credit Checks: Some of the most important information about potential tenants relates to their credit record and payment history. As a licensed credit reporting agency, our Association conducts credit checks for its members at nominal cost, which includes checking an Evicted Tenants List as well as a Delinquent Tenants List.

Forms: The law requires that tenancy agreements be in writing, but the government doesn't provide a form which both satisfies its requirements and protects the interests of landlords. Only our Standard Residential Tenancy Agreement does. Our 33 other forms, all written by landlords for landlords, meet current legal requirements and are updated frequently.

Top Storey: A subscription to our bi-monthly news magazine is included with your membership. Each issue contains a wide variety of advice, trends and reports of members' experiences, as well as information on changes in legislation or regulations, advice, updates of member services and a directory of Associate Members. Top Storey is a valuable information source for building managers as well as property owners.

Cost Savings: Doing business with Associate Members means significant cost savings to you. From paint to plumbing, building supplies to bookkeeping, you can more than offset the cost of your dues from the discounts offered by our Associate Members.

Fuel Contracts: Members save several cents per litre on heating oil for their homes and rental properties.

Residential Rental Insurance Program: Available only to Members, this program is custom designed for residential landlords who own properties with six or less units, covering items including trashed suites, extended vacancies, bylaw upgrades and rental income loss. Because of the general reputation of our members and the size of our Association, this expanded coverage is offered at rates significantly below standard residential insurance premiums.

Trade Show and Casino Night: Open only to our Members and their managers, our annual Trade Show features formal exhibits by our Associate Members, dinner, our AGM, a Casino Night and many prize draws throughout the afternoon and evening.

Education: To help our Members improve their professional and managerial skills, the Association conducts industry related and general interest seminars, workshops and discussions throughout the year.

Legislation Changes: Members are advised, either directly or through Top Storey, of any changes in municipal, provincial or federal laws, regulations or policies that impact the residential rental industry.

Representation to Governments: ROMS BC lobbies successfully on behalf of BC’s residential rental industry and maintains effective and open relationships with media and the provincial government at both political and executive management levels.  Our voice is heard at the federal level through ROMS BC’s active membership in the Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations.