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'''NOTE:''' The main office in Burnaby is a full service office. The Richards Street and Downtown Eastside are satellite offices and do 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.  
'''NOTE:''' The main office in Burnaby is a full service office. The Richards Street and Downtown Eastside are satellite offices and do 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.  


{ResourcesLSLAP
The RTB website (http://www.gov.bc.ca/landlordtenant) contains forms, legislation and RTB interpretation guidelines, and includes the following useful publications:
 
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  |+ '''Residential Tenancy Branch'''
|-
  | 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
 
E-mail: HSRTO@gov.bc.ca
|-
  | Downtown Satellite Office
 
520 Richards Street
 
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3A2
 
Office Hours: M-F 9:00 am – 11:30 am
 
(closed on the last Tuesday of every month)
|-
  | Downtown Eastside Satellite Office
 
Four Corners
 
390 Main Street
 
Vancouver, B.C. V6A 2T1
 
Office Hours: M-F 12:30 pm - 4:00pm
 
|-
|Colspan="2"|'''NOTE:''' The main office in Burnaby is a full service office. The Richards Street and Downtown Eastside are satellite offices and do 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.
 
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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
Residential Tenancy Branch Dispute Resolution Rules of Procedure
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Website: http://bit.ly/29tvVCU
Website: http://bit.ly/29tvVCU


'''B.C. Housing'''
=== B.C. Housing ===


Suite 101 - 4555 Kingsway  
Information for tenants living in public, subsidized housing.
 
{{ResourcesLSLAP
| address = Suite 101 - 4555 Kingsway <br/>
Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4V8
Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4V8
Website: www.bchousing.org
| online = [http://www.bchousing.org Website]
Toll-free: 1-800-257-7756
| phone = Toll-free: 1-800-257-7756
 
}}
Information for tenants living in public, subsidized housing.


'''Landlord BC'''
=== Landlord BC ===


Website: www.landlordbc.ca
{{ResourcesLSLAP_phoneonline
| online = [http://www.landlordbc.ca Website] <br/>
E-mail: info@landlordbc.ca
E-mail: info@landlordbc.ca
Direct: 1-888-330-6707
| phone = Direct: 1-888-330-6707
}}


Vancouver members (formerly BCAOMA):
'''Vancouver members (formerly BCAOMA):'''
203 - 1847 West Broadway
 
{{ResourcesLSLAP_addressphone
| address = 203 - 1847 West Broadway<br/>
Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 1Y6
Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 1Y6
Telephone: 604-733-9420
| phone = 604-733-9420 <br/>
Fax: 604-733-9420
Fax: 604-733-9420
}}
'''Victoria and province-wide members (formerly ROMS BC):'''


Victoria and province-wide members (formerly ROMS BC):
{{ResourcesLSLAP_addressphone
830B Pembroke Street
| address = 830B Pembroke Street<br/>
Victoria, British Columbia V8T 1J9
Victoria, British Columbia V8T 1J9
Telephone: 250-382-6324
| phone = 250-382-6324 <br/>
Fax Local: 250-382-6006
Fax Local: 250-382-6006<br/>
Fax Toll-Free: 1-877-382-6006
Fax Toll-Free: 1-877-382-6006
}}


==C. Books==
==C. Books==