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'''DO:''' check if your municipality has a “Standards of Maintenance” or “Good Neighbour” Bylaw. If so, you might be able to have a Bylaw Officer investigate your repair and maintenance concerns. | '''DO:''' check if your municipality has a “Standards of Maintenance” or “Good Neighbour” Bylaw. If so, you might be able to have a Bylaw Officer investigate your repair and maintenance concerns. | ||
'''DO NOT:''' ignore any repair and maintenance issues you encounter. If the problem gets worse, you could be held responsible for at least some of the associated costs. | '''DO NOT:''' ignore any repair and maintenance issues you encounter. If the problem gets worse, you could be held responsible for at least some of the associated costs. | ||
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==Landlord repair and maintenance responsibilities== | ==Landlord repair and maintenance responsibilities== | ||
According to [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section32 section 32(1)] of the ''Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)'', rental properties must comply with health, safety, and housing standards required by law. Landlords are generally responsible for the following repair and maintenance issues: | According to [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section32 section 32(1)] of the ''Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)'', rental properties must comply with health, safety, and housing standards required by law. Landlords are generally responsible for the following repair and maintenance issues: | ||
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If you have a problem with an essential service or facility, ask your landlord in writing to correct the situation. If that does not work, apply for dispute resolution for an order requiring your landlord to restore the essential service or facility. You can also apply for monetary compensation from your landlord for ignoring your request, as well as a rent reduction until the service or facility has been restored. | If you have a problem with an essential service or facility, ask your landlord in writing to correct the situation. If that does not work, apply for dispute resolution for an order requiring your landlord to restore the essential service or facility. You can also apply for monetary compensation from your landlord for ignoring your request, as well as a rent reduction until the service or facility has been restored. | ||
Alternatively, if the issue meets the ''RTA | Alternatively, if the issue meets the ''RTA'' definition of “emergency repair” – for example, the primary heating system breaks during the winter – you can consider following the emergency repair procedures described in [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section33 section 33] of the ''RTA''. | ||
===Non-essential services and facilities=== | ===Non-essential services and facilities=== | ||
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