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==A. Legislation and Regulations== | == '''A. Legislation and Regulations''' == | ||
''Residential Tenancy Act | '''Residential Tenancy Act, SBC 2002, c 78 [RTA]'''. | ||
Website: | |||
Website: www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02078_01 | |||
''Residential Tenancy Regulation | |||
'''Residential Tenancy Regulation, BC Reg 477/2003, [RTR].''' | |||
Website: http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/477_2003 | Website: http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/477_2003 | ||
''Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act | • The RTA and RTR set out the law of residential tenancies in BC. They will often hold the ultimate answer to questions relating to disputes between landlords and tenants. | ||
Website: | |||
• For the current status of the RTA and RTR, refer to CCH British Columbia Real Estate Law Guide, Robert J. Maguire, Rose H. McConnell, loose-leaf (Toronto, ON: CCH, undated). | |||
'''Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, SBC 2002, c 77 [MHPTA].''' | |||
Website: www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02077_01 | |||
'''Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation BC Reg 481/2003''' | |||
Website: www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/481_2003 | |||
The Residential Tenancy Act, SBC 2002, c 78 [RTA] and Residential Tenancy Regulation [RTR], BC Reg 477/2003 as well as the rules of procedure are amended occasionally; check the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) website (www.gov.bc.ca/landlordtenant) to get the most up to date information. | |||
'' | == '''B. Resources and Policy Guidelines''' == | ||
'''TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre''' | |||
Website: www.tenants.bc.ca | |||
Provides a variety of publications relating to tenant law, including the Tenant Survival Guide (also available online as a wikibook, via the Clicklaw website: | Provides a variety of publications relating to tenant law, including the Tenant Survival Guide (also available online as a wikibook, via the Clicklaw website: wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Tenant_Survival_Guide) | ||
'''Residential Tenancy Branch''' | |||
'''Main Office''' | '''Main Office''' | ||
400 - 5021 Kingsway | |||
Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4A5 | |||
Website: www.rto.gov.bc.ca | |||
Office Hours: M-F 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | |||
Information line: | |||
Metro Vancouver 604-660-1020 | |||
Victoria 250-387-1602 | |||
Elsewhere in BC 1-800-665-8779 | |||
Fax: 604-660-2363 | Fax: 604-660-2363 | ||
E-mail: HSRTO@gov.bc.ca | |||
'''Downtown Eastside Satellite Office''' | |||
Office | |||
Four Corners | |||
390 Main Street (Entrance on Hastings) | |||
Vancouver, B.C. V6A 2T1 | |||
Office Hours: M-F 12:30 pm - 4:00pm | Office Hours: M-F 12:30 pm - 4:00pm | ||
NOTE: The main office in Burnaby is a full-service office. The Downtown Eastside office is a satellite office and does not handle money. Dispute applications can only be filed there by low-income applicants who are eligible for a fee waiver. Those offices are staffed with information officers. | |||
The RTB website (www.gov.bc.ca/landlordtenant) contains forms, legislation and RTB interpretation guidelines, and includes the following useful publications: | |||
'''Residential Tenancy Branch Dispute Resolution Rules of Procedure''' | |||
Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/housing-and-tenancy/residential-tenancies/rop.pdf | |||
Residential Tenancy | '''Residential Tenancy Information Sheets''' | ||
Website: http://bit.ly/1KTmo6l | Website: http://bit.ly/1KTmo6l | ||
'' | '''RTB Policy Guidelines''': detailed information on common problem areas; drafted by RTB Arbitrators. | ||
Website: | Website: http://bit.ly/1ei1NfH | ||
'''RTB Calculators''': Help in calculating rent increases, dates, deposits and more. | |||
Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/calculators-and-resources/calculators | |||
'''B.C. Housing''' | |||
Suite 101 - 4555 Kingsway | |||
Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4V8 | |||
Website: www.bchousing.org | |||
Toll-free: 1-800-257-7756 | |||
Information for tenants living in public, subsidized housing. | Information for tenants living in public, subsidized housing. | ||
'''Landlord BC ''' | |||
Website: www.landlordbc.ca | |||
E-mail: info@landlordbc.ca | E-mail: info@landlordbc.ca | ||
Direct: 1-888-330-6707 | |||
'''Vancouver Office:''' | |||
1210-1095 West Pender Street | |||
Vancouver, British Columbia | |||
V6E 2M6 | |||
Telephone: 604-733-9420 | |||
Fax: 604-733-9420 | Fax: 604-733-9420 | ||
'''Victoria | '''Victoria Office:''' | ||
830B Pembroke Street | |||
Victoria, British Columbia | |||
V8T 1J9 | |||
Telephone: 250-382-6324 | |||
Fax Local: 250-382-6006 | |||
Fax Local: 250-382-6006 | |||
Fax Toll-Free: 1-877-382-6006 | Fax Toll-Free: 1-877-382-6006 | ||
==C. Books== | == '''C. Books''' == | ||
Margaret Carter-Pyne, Residential Tenancy Law in British Columbia: Everything you need to know to prevent a disaster (Victoria, BC: Sunnymead Publishing, 2009). | |||
• A useful resource for tenants in preparing for a hearing. | |||
Allan Wotherspoon, Annotated British Columbia Residential Tenancy Act (Aurora, ON: Canada Law Book, 2005). | |||
• This is a loose-leaf volume updated once or twice annually. | |||
CCH British Columbia Real Estate Law Guide, Robert J. Maguire, Rose H. McConnell, loose-leaf (Toronto, ON: CCH, undated). | |||
• A summary of the state of the RTA and RTR. | |||