Other Resources for Tenants
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Housing alternatives[edit]
| BC Active Manufactured Home Owners Association | Information and support for manufactured home owners. | Website: www.amhoa.ca Phone: (250) 544-1456 |
| BC Housing | subsidized housing information | Website: www.bchousing.org Phone: (604) 433-2218 |
| Co-operative Housing Federation of BC | Information for people living in co-ops. | Website: www.bcca.coop/member/co-operative-housing-federation-bc Phone: (604) 879-5111 |
Government[edit]
| Residential Tenancy Branch | Government department that carries out residential tenancy law. Provides information and dispute resolution services. Visit their website to download forms, see legislation, policy guidelines, and fact sheets. | Website: [1] Lower Mainland Phone: (604) 660-2421
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| Service BC(Government Agent) | If there is no Residential Tenancy Branch office where you live, you can call or visit Service BC. | Website: [2] Phone:(604) 660-2421
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| Vancouver Property Use Inspector | Repairs, heat, fire safety, City of Vancouver only. | Website: [3] Phone: (604) 873-7398 or 311 |
Advocacy and referral services[edit]
Lower Mainland:[edit]
| 411 | Seniors center. Provides information and referrals to seniors | Website: [4] Phone: (604) 736-2033 |
| Abbotsford Community Services- Legal Advocacy Office | Information, referrals, and representation. Serving Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission. | Website: Abbotsford Legal Advocacy Abbotsford Phone: 604.859.7681 Local 207 |
| BC Centre for Elderly Advocacy & Support | Legal information and represenation for tenants 55 and over. | Website: bcceas.ca Phone: (604) 437-1940, |
| Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre | Drop-in centre and basic needs services; as well as mental health and legal advocacy, victim services and outreach services. | Website: dewc.ca Phone: (604) 681-8480, ext. 221 |
| First United Church | Advocates assist people in the Greater Vancouver area with a variety of issues including welfare, tenancy, EI, and disability. | Website: firstunited.ca Phone: (604) 252-9504 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Law Students’ Legal Advice Program | Legal advice and
information in the Lower Mainland for people who can’t afford a lawyer. |
Website: www.lslap.bc.ca Phone: 604) 822-5791 |
| Credit Counseling Society of BC | Provides assistance with debt problems. | Website: www.nomoredebts.org Phone toll-free: 1-888-527-8999 |
| Dial-A-Law | Dial-A-Law is a library of practical legal information. It is operated by the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. You can listen to the Dial-A-Law scripts over the phone, or read them on the website. The scripts are available in English, Chinese and Punjabi. | Website: www.dialalaw.org Phone: 604-687-4680 |
| Lawyer Referral | Offers advice and information from a lawyer for a fee of $25 plus taxes for the first 30 minutes. | Website: www.cba.org/bc/ Phone: 604-687-3221 (Greater Vancouver) |
| People's Law School | View the online animations "You Owe Money" and "Someone Owes You Money". | Website: www.publiclegaled.bc.ca; click on "Media" and then "Videos" |
| Mediate BC | Mediate BC specializes in a wide variety of dispute resolution tools and processes. | Website: www.mediatebc.com |
| Clicklaw | An Internet portal for public legal information and education in British Columbia. | Website: www.clicklaw.bc.ca |
