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Only a few municipalities in BC have by-laws regarding the condition of rental buildings or the loss of affordable housing. | Only a few municipalities in BC have by-laws regarding the condition of rental buildings or the loss of affordable housing. | ||
Contact your local city or town hall and ask if there are any such by-laws where you live. If not, contact your local mayor and municipal councilors and ask why not. Local governments can play a big role in preserving safe and affordable housing, but like provincial politicians they need to hear from tenants. Look in the blue pages of your local phone book to find out contact information for your local government or go to the [http://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/11.asp CivicInfoBC website] and search for your local government. | Contact your local city or town hall and ask if there are any such by-laws where you live. If not, contact your local mayor and municipal councilors and ask why not. Local governments can play a big role in preserving safe and affordable housing, but like provincial politicians they need to hear from tenants. Look in the blue pages of your local phone book to find out contact information for your local government or go to the [http://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/11.asp CivicInfoBC website] and search for your local government. | ||
===You have a problem with the way a realtor or property manager has treated you while selling the place for your landlord or managing the property for the landlord.=== | |||
For example, the realtor enters your place without notice. First try and discuss the matter directly with the realtor. Explain that the realtor has to follow the Residential Tenancy Act. As always follow up with a letter, keeping a copy for yourself, so that you’ve documented your concerns. If this does not resolve the problem, contact the managing broker. If your problem is still not resolved you can contact the Real Estate Board. For more information on making complaints about realtors see the [http://www.recbc.ca/complaints/complaint.html Real Estate Council of British Columbia’s website. | |||
If you are at the point of making a formal complaint about a realtor or property manager, you should also consider filing for dispute resolution at the Residential Tenancy Branch. It is only through a dispute resolution hearing that you could ask for an order restricting entry or for compensation for loss of quiet enjoyment. See sections on [[Privacy and Quiet Enjoyment When Renting]] and [[Dispute Resolution for Tenants]]. | |||
