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| width="20%" | '''Residential Tenancy Branch'''
| width="20%" | '''Residential Tenancy Branch'''
| width="40%" | Government department that carries out residential tenancy law. Provides information and dispute resolution services. Visit their website to download forms, see legislation, policy guidelines, and fact sheets.  
| width="40%" | Government department that carries out residential tenancy law. Provides information and dispute resolution services. Visit their website to download forms, see legislation, policy guidelines, and fact sheets.  
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/]<br/>
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/ www.rto.gov.bc.ca]<br/>
Lower Mainland Phone: (604) 660-2421 <br/>
Lower Mainland Phone: (604) 660-2421 <br/>
Victoria Phone:(250) 387-1602 <br/>
Victoria Phone:(250) 387-1602 <br/>
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| width="20%" | '''Service BC(Government Agent)'''
| width="20%" | '''Service BC(Government Agent)'''
| width="40%" | If there is no Residential Tenancy Branch office where you live, you can call or visit Service BC.
| width="40%" | If there is no Residential Tenancy Branch office where you live, you can call or visit Service BC.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca/locations/]<br/>
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca/locations/ www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca]<br/>
Phone:(604) 660-2421 <br/>
Phone:(604) 660-2421 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-7867
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-7867
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| width="20%" | '''Vancouver Property Use Inspector'''
| width="20%" | '''Vancouver Property Use Inspector'''
| width="40%" | Repairs, heat, fire safety, City of Vancouver only.
| width="40%" | Repairs, heat, fire safety, City of Vancouver only.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/get-help-with-a-property-concern.aspx ]<br/>
| width="40%" | Website: [http://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/get-help-with-a-property-concern.aspx Property Inspection]<br/>
Phone: (604) 873-7398 or 311
Phone: (604) 873-7398 or 311
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Revision as of 23:10, 24 January 2014


Housing alternatives[edit]

BC Active Manufactured Home Owners Association Information and support for manufactured home owners. Website: www.amhoa.ca

Phone: (250) 544-1456

BC Housing subsidized housing information Website: www.bchousing.org

Phone: (604) 433-2218
Phone toll-free: 1-800-257-7756

Co-operative Housing Federation of BC Information for people living in co-ops. Website: www.bcca.coop/member/co-operative-housing-federation-bc

Phone: (604) 879-5111
Phone toll-free: 1-866-879-5111

Government[edit]

Residential Tenancy Branch Government department that carries out residential tenancy law. Provides information and dispute resolution services. Visit their website to download forms, see legislation, policy guidelines, and fact sheets. Website: www.rto.gov.bc.ca

Lower Mainland Phone: (604) 660-2421
Victoria Phone:(250) 387-1602
Phone toll free: 1-800-663-7867


Service BC(Government Agent) If there is no Residential Tenancy Branch office where you live, you can call or visit Service BC. Website: www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca

Phone:(604) 660-2421
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-7867


Vancouver Property Use Inspector Repairs, heat, fire safety, City of Vancouver only. Website: Property Inspection

Phone: (604) 873-7398 or 311

Advocacy and referral services[edit]

Lower Mainland:[edit]

411 Seniors center. Provides information and referrals to seniors Website: [1]

Phone: (604) 736-2033
Phone toll-free: 1-866-884-0888

Abbotsford Community Services- Legal Advocacy Office Information, referrals, and representation. Serving Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission. Website: Abbotsford Legal Advocacy

Abbotsford Phone: 604.859.7681 Local 207
Chilliwack Phone: 604-792-8000 ext.231
Email: Kim.Kirkpatrick@AbbotsfordCommunityServices.com

BC Centre for Elderly Advocacy & Support Legal information and represenation for tenants 55 and over. Website: bcceas.ca

Phone: (604) 437-1940,
Phone toll-free: 1-866-437-1940

Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre Drop-in centre and basic needs services; as well as mental health and legal advocacy, victim services and outreach services. Website: dewc.ca

Phone: (604) 681-8480, ext. 221

First United Church Advocates assist people in the Greater Vancouver area with a variety of issues including welfare, tenancy, EI, and disability. Website: firstunited.ca

Phone: (604) 252-9504

Law Students’ Legal Advice Program Legal advice and information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. Website: www.lslap.bc.ca

Phone: (604) 822-5791

MOSAIC Legal Advocacy Information, summary advice, referrals, and representation to low-income immigrants and refugees. Website: MOSAIC Legal Advocacy

Phone: (604)-629-0061 Email: legaladvocacy@mosaicbc.com

sources -Newton Advocacy Group Society Advocacy services including information, referrals, and representation. Serving Surrey residents. Website: Sources BC

Phone: (604) 596-2311

North Shore Community Resources legal information, support, referrals and advocacy services for residents of the North Shore (including the city of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, District of West Vancouver, Bowen Island and Lions Bay) Website: www.nscr.bc.ca

Phone: (604) 985-7138

SHARE Family and Community Services Information, referrals, and advice. Serving Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Anmore and Belcarra. Website: sharesociety.ca

Phone: (604)-937-6982

Seniors Services Society Information on housing and benefits for seniors. Website: seniorsservicessociety.ca

Phone: (604) 520-6621

Shiloh-Sixth Avenue United Church: Community Advocate Phone: (604) 522-3443 ext. 22
St. Paul’s Advocacy Provides information and advocacy on tenancy issues and welfare applications. Website: [2] St. Paul's Advocacy

Phone: (604) 683-4287

The Kettle Provide assistance for people with mental health disabilities with a range of tenancy matters including representation at arbitration. Website: www.thekettle.ca

Phone: (604) 253-0669

Wilson Heights United Church Advocacy Office Provides community advocacy. Website: Wilson Heights Advocacy

Phone: (604) 325-9944



|- valign="top" | width="20%" | Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | width="40%" | Legal advice and information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. | width="40%" | Website: www.lslap.bc.ca
Phone: 604) 822-5791

|- valign="top" | width="20%" | Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | width="40%" | Legal advice and information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. | width="40%" | Website: www.lslap.bc.ca
Phone: 604) 822-5791

|- valign="top" | width="20%" | Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | width="40%" | Legal advice and information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. | width="40%" | Website: www.lslap.bc.ca
Phone: 604) 822-5791

|- valign="top" | width="20%" | Credit Counseling Society of BC | width="40%" | Provides assistance with debt problems. | width="40%" | Website: www.nomoredebts.org
Phone toll-free: 1-888-527-8999
Email: info@nomoredebts.org

|- valign="top" | width="20%" | Dial-A-Law | width="40%" | Dial-A-Law is a library of practical legal information. It is operated by the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. You can listen to the Dial-A-Law scripts over the phone, or read them on the website. The scripts are available in English, Chinese and Punjabi. | width="40%" | Website: www.dialalaw.org
Phone: 604-687-4680
Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297

|- valign="top" | width="20%" | Lawyer Referral | width="40%" | Offers advice and information from a lawyer for a fee of $25 plus taxes for the first 30 minutes. | width="40%" | Website: www.cba.org/bc/
Phone: 604-687-3221 (Greater Vancouver)
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919 from anywhere else in the province.

|- valign="top" | width="20%" | People's Law School | width="40%" | View the online animations "You Owe Money" and "Someone Owes You Money". | width="40%" | Website: www.publiclegaled.bc.ca; click on "Media" and then "Videos"

|- valign="top" | width="20%" | Mediate BC | width="40%" | Mediate BC specializes in a wide variety of dispute resolution tools and processes. | width="40%" | Website: www.mediatebc.com |-

|- valign="top" | width="20%" | Clicklaw | width="40%" | An Internet portal for public legal information and education in British Columbia. | width="40%" | Website: www.clicklaw.bc.ca

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