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Residential Tenancy Branch

What is the Residential Tenancy Branch?

The Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) is the provincial body that administers residential tenancy legislation and provides a mechanism for dispute resolution.

Click here to learn how to apply for a dispute resolution hearing.
 

Legislation

• Residential Tenancy Act
• Residential Tenancy Regulation
   

Resources

• Fact Sheets
• Policy Guidelines
• Guides
• Forms
• Video
• Deposit Interest Calculator
• Dispute Resolution Decisions
   

Contact Information

Lower Mainland: 604-660-1020
Victoria: 250-387-1602
Elsewhere in BC 1-800-665-8779
www.rto.gov.bc.ca

Window on RTB

The Residential Tenancy Branch publishes a newsletter called “Window on RTB”:

• Evidence (May 2011)
• Canceling Unneeded Dispute Resolution Hearings (May 2010)
• Condition Inspections (October 2009)
• Dispute Resolution: Decisions Available Online (October 2008)
• Dispute Resolution: Role of Information Officer (July 2008)
• Dispute Resolution: Conference Call Hearings (October 2007)
• Dispute Resolution: Decisions (January 2007)
• Role of Information Officer (November 2006)

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