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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]].

Sometimes when everyone in a building is having problems with the landlord it may be helpful to start a tenants’ group. There’s strength in numbers and working together to get a landlord to fix problems in a building can be very effective. However, there are potential pitfalls involved with building organizing. For example, you want to make sure people in your building are on side with your cause so that the landlord does not simply dismiss you as a troublemaker. [http://www.tenants.bc.ca/main/?home Contact TRAC] if you would like information about starting a tenants’ group in your building.