Difference between revisions of "Dispute Resolution in Residential Tenancies (19:X)"

NOTE: There is a filing fee, which cannot be recovered, but which can be waived under the same circumstances for which the original application fee can be waived.

NOTE: Applicants who seek a review of an RTB decision should be aware of the BC Court of Appeal’s decision in ''Sereda v Ni'' 2014 BCCA 248. That decision provides that, where an internal review decision is judicially reviewed, only that decision, and not the initial dispute resolution decision, can be reviewed by the court. This position has been softened somewhat by the same court’s decision in ''Yee v Montie'', 2016 BCCA 256, and by the BC Supreme Court’s decision in ''Martin v Barnett'', 2015 BCSC 426, which provides a clear overview of the issue. Individuals dissatisfied with the result of a first RTB proceeding should still, however, consider, if the timelines in their situation allow, seeking legal advice on what their best course of action is in seeking to have the decision reviewed.