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 You must fill out a form called [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/documents/RTB-12-T.pdf Tenant’s Application for Dispute Resolution], or apply online. When you are applying for dispute resolution, you are the "applicant" and your landlord is the "respondent."
 *You must write the address of your place where you had the problem.
-*You need the legal name and the address of the owner of the property if you are making a monetary claim. If you don't know who the owner is, you can go to the BC Assessment Authority or do a title search at the Land Title Office. You can name the manager or property manager if your application is to resolve a dispute not related to money.
+*You need the legal name and the address of the owner of the property if you are making a monetary claim. If you don't know who the owner is, you can do a title search to find out. For information on how to do this, see TRAC's website- [http://tenants.bc.ca/Finding-out-who-my-landlord-is/ Finding Out Who My Landlord Is]. You can name the manager or property manager if your application is to resolve a dispute not related to money.
 *You need to check off the box on the second page of the form that best describes why you are applying for dispute resolution. The arbitrator will only deal with sections of the law that you write down on the form.
 *If you paid the $100 filing fee, check off the box that says you want to recover the cost of the filing fee from your landlord.