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===''' 1. Disputes Covered by Dispute Resolution '''=== | ===''' 1. Disputes Covered by Dispute Resolution '''=== | ||
Virtually all claims that may arise between tenants and landlords are eligible for dispute resolution (see RTA, s 58). A court does not have and must not exercise any jurisdiction in respect of a matter that must be submitted to dispute resolution under the RTA. The exceptions are as follows: | Virtually all claims that may arise between tenants and landlords are eligible for dispute resolution (see RTA, s 58). A court does not have and must not exercise any jurisdiction in respect of a matter that must be submitted to dispute resolution under the RTA. The exceptions are as follows: | ||
*the dispute is linked substantially to a matter that is before the Supreme Court; or | |||
*the monetary claim exceeds the monetary limit prescribed in the Small Claims Act, RSBC 1996, c. 430, s 3. (Currently the monetary limit is $35,000.) | |||
As well, the RTB is specifically excluded, pursuant to section 5.1 of the RTA, from considering the following: | As well, the RTB is specifically excluded, pursuant to section 5.1 of the RTA, from considering the following: | ||
*Questions of constitutional law, and | |||
*Issues arising out of the BC Human Rights Code. | |||
NOTE: One may make an application to the RTB for disputes in relation to the rights, obligations, and prohibitions set out in Parts 2 and 3 of Ministerial Order 89 of 2020 as well as Parts 2 and 3 of Ministerial Order 195 of 2020. | |||
===''' 2. Arbitrators '''=== | ===''' 2. Arbitrators '''=== | ||
