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If you live in Vancouver, the phone number for the City of Vancouver Property Use Inspector is 604-873-7398. | If you live in Vancouver, the phone number for the City of Vancouver Property Use Inspector is 604-873-7398. | ||
When you call, ask if they will send an inspector. An inspector can check your place and order the landlord to do the repairs. | When you call, ask if they will send an ''inspector''. An inspector can check your place and order the landlord to do the repairs. | ||
:'''For example''': Susan Johnson lived in an apartment. The pipe from the toilet had water coming out, and the landlord didn’t fix it after Susan asked him to. Susan phoned city hall and told the people there about the problem. | :'''For example''': Susan Johnson lived in an apartment. The pipe from the toilet had water coming out, and the landlord didn’t fix it after Susan asked him to. Susan phoned city hall and told the people there about the problem. | ||
:An inspector came to Susan’s apartment and looked at the problem. This inspection was free. The inspector told the landlord to fix the pipe right away. If an inspector tells a landlord to do something, he or she must do it. | :An inspector came to Susan’s apartment and looked at the problem. This inspection was free. The inspector told the landlord to fix the pipe right away. If an inspector tells a landlord to do something, he or she must do it. | ||
Another place to get help is at the Residential Tenancy Branch. You can apply for a dispute resolution hearing for repairs. | Another place to get help is at the Residential Tenancy Branch. You can apply for a ''dispute resolution'' hearing for repairs. | ||
==Residential tenancy dispute resolution== | ==Residential tenancy dispute resolution== | ||
