''Do'DO:' insist on receiving a written '' dispute eviction notice on a proper government formnotices within the required timelines. ''Don't'' sign Failing to do so means that, from a mutual agreement to legal standpoint, you are accepting the end of your tenancy form, unless you want and agreeing to move out and you do not expect to get compensation for moving.

Your landlord can only evict you for certain reasons set out in law, and must give you written notice. Landlords should use a form from the [[Residential Tenancy Branch]]. On the notice, the landlord must provide information required by law, including reasons for the eviction and how you can challenge the eviction. If the landlord does not use this form or provide required information, the notice may not be legal. Check in the forms section ==Types of the [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/ Residential Tenancy Branch website]. Never ignore an eviction notice, even if you think it is not legal.evictions==

[[File:Tenant being evicted.jpg | right | frame | link===Challenging ]] An eviction occurs when a landlord legally forces a tenant to move out of a rental unit. If your landlord wants to evict you, they must give you an approved notice with an acceptable reason for eviction according to the ''Residential Tenancy Act''.  There are four main types of eviction===notices:# 10 Day Notice for Non-Payment of Rent;# One Month Notice for Cause;# Two Month Notice for Landlord’s Use of Property; and# Four Month Notice for Landlord’s Use of Property.

You can challenge an eviction by applying ==10 Day Notice for a [[Dispute Resolution for Tenants|dispute resolution hearing]] through the Residential Tenancy Branch. The eviction notice must state the reason you are being evicted. Each type of eviction has a different notice period to move out. There are time limits for applying to challenge an eviction, so act quickly. Below are the types of evictions, reasons, and number Non-Payment of days you have to move out or challenge the eviction.Rent

===What Your landlord can evict you for not paying rent, even if you are only a few dollars short or one day late. If you receive A 10 Day Eviction Notice, you have five days to pay up in order to cancel the eviction. Alternatively, if your landlord doesn’t follow is lying, you have five days to apply for dispute resolution so that you can prove to an arbitrator that you did in fact pay your full rent on time. If you choose neither of those options within five days of receiving the eviction notice, you will be expected to move out by the 10th day. See [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section46 section 46] of the rules?===''Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)'' for more information.

'''Direct Request:''' A 10 Day Eviction Notice is the most serious of the four types of evictions. If the landlord just tells you to get out, do not pay your rent or gives you a apply for dispute resolution within five days of receiving the notice that is not on the proper form, don’t ignore it. Write a letter to the your landlord and say that can use the eviction is not legal. Keep the eviction notice and Residential Tenancy Branch’s “Direct Request” process to quickly obtain an Order of Possession without even participating in a copy of your letterdispute resolution hearing.

You can use TRAC's template demand letter, [http''Utilities://tenants.bc.ca/template-letters/ Response ''' If you fail to Illegal pay for utilities charges you owe, your landlord can give you a 10 Day Eviction Notice], but only after giving you 30 days written notice demanding payment.

Under the ''Residential Tenancy Act'' a landlord can evict a tenant ==One Month Notice for illegal activity. Depending on the severity of the illegal activity the landlord may give the tenant a one month notice to move out, or may apply for a Residential Tenancy Branch order to get the tenant out right away. A tenant does not have to be convicted or even charged with a crime to be evicted for illegal activity. The standard of proof for ending a tenancy for illegal activity is the same as it is for ending the tenancy for cause. It is based on a "balance of probabilities."Cause==

===What sort The most common reasons for receiving a One Month Eviction Notice are:* unreasonably disturbing your landlord or other occupants;* repeatedly paying rent late;* seriously damaging your rental unit or building;* not fixing or paying for damage caused by you, your guests, or your pets;* causing danger to your landlord or other occupants;* having too many occupants living in your rental unit;* engaging in illegal activity that negatively affects your rental unit, building, landlord, or other occupants; and* breaching a “material term” (serious rule) of illegal activities can your tenancy agreement and ignoring a tenant be evicted for?===written warning from your landlord.

Not just any illegal activity is grounds There are other less common reasons for evictionreceiving a One Month Eviction Notice. In order for For a landlord to end a tenancy due to illegal activityfull list, the illegal activity mustsee [http:*cause or be likely to cause damage to the landlord’s property,*adversely affect or be likely to adversely affect the quiet enjoyment, security, safety or physical well-being of another occupant of the residential property, or*jeopardize, or be likely to jeopardize, a lawful right or interest //www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section47 section 47] of another occupant or the landlord''Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)''.

For more information about illegal activity As is the case with all types of evictions, you have the right to challenge this type of notice and save your housing. If your landlord is not telling the truth, or you do not think that would be grounds for an your behaviour was serious enough to deserve eviction see , you have the [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/documents/GL32.pdf Residential Tenancy Policy Guideline 32]. ''See sections 47 and 56 right to apply for dispute resolution within 10 days of receiving the [[Residential Tenancy Act|RTA]]eviction notice.''

== '''Repeated late payment of rent:''' You can receive a One Month Eviction Notice if you pay rent late at least three times within an unreasonable short period. See Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/housing-and-tenancy/residential-tenancies/policy-guidelines/gl38.pdf Policy Guideline 38] for not paying rent ==more information.

*It is '''Occupant limit:''' Your tenancy agreement may limit the number of permanent occupants allowed in your rental unit. If so, your landlord would have a 10 day noticestrong case for eviction if you exceeded the maximum.*You However, even if your tenancy agreement does not include a term about the occupant limit, your landlord can still give you a One Month Eviction Notice for Cause under [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section47 section 47(1)(c)] of the ''RTA'' if they believe you have 5 days to apply for dispute resolutionmoved in an unreasonable number of roommates.

If you get an eviction notice because you did do not pay dispute your renteviction, you have five days until the last day of the next month to pay. If move out (assuming you pay all the rent within five days, on the notice is canceled. Bring a witness or get a receipt to prove you paid 1st of the rentmonth). If For example, if you don’t pay the rent within five daysreceive a One Month Eviction Notice on March 5th, you must would have to move out at the end of the 10 days from when you received by April 30th. Sometimes a landlord will list the wrong move-out date on an eviction notice. Under If this is the Direct Request Processcase, the landlord can apply for an order of possession without going notice is still valid but, according to a hearing[http://www.bclaws. ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section53 section 53] of the ''Never ignore an eviction notice.RTA'' The landlord can also take you to dispute resolution to get back any rent you owe. Being evicted for non, self-payment of rent does not mean that you do not have corrects to pay the rentlegal move-out date. You can be evicted and still owe rent. If you have a dispute To avoid any misunderstandings with your landlord , it is best can be a good idea to pay your rent write them and deal with explain the dispute through dispute resolution at the Residential Tenancy Branch. ''See sections 46 and 66 of law to ensure they understand that you are not illegally overholding the [[Residential Tenancy Act|RTA]]rental unit.''

== =Early eviction=== If you are causing extremely serious problems, your landlord can ask the RTB for permission to evict you before a One Month Eviction Notice would take effect. Your landlord is not required to give you an eviction notice before applying for cause this type of dispute resolution hearing. However, they must provide you with notice of the hearing so that you have a chance to present evidence and defend yourself to an arbitrator.  If an arbitrator determines that it would be unreasonable or unfair to the landlord or other occupants of your building to wait for a One Month Eviction Notice to take effect, your landlord will be given an Order of Possession to take back your rental unit on an earlier date. See [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section56 section 56] of the ''RTA'' for more information. ==Landlord's Use of Property Eviction Notices== ===Two Month Eviction Notices=== According to [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section49 sections 49] and [Filehttp://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section49.1 49.1] of the ''Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)'', you may receive a Two Month Eviction Notice if:* your landlord, or a “close family member” of your landlord, wants to occupy your rental unit;* your rental unit was sold and the purchaser, or a “close family member” of the purchaser, wants to occupy your rental unit; or* you no longer qualify for your subsidized rental unit. '''“Close family member”:Tenant being evicted''' The ''RTA'' defines a “close family member” as the landlord’s spouse, or the parents or children of the landlord or the landlord’s spouse.jpg | right | frame | link = ==Four Month Eviction Notices=== According to [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section49 section 49]of the ''RTA'', your landlord can issue you a Four Month Eviction Notice if they plan to:* demolish a rental unit;* make major renovations that require a rental unit to be empty for an extended period;* convert the residential property to strata lots under the ''[http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/98043_00 Strata Property Act]'';* convert the residential property into cooperative housing under the ''[http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/99028_01 Cooperative Association Act]'';* convert a rental unit for use by a caretaker, manager, or superintendent of the residential property; or*It is convert a rental unit to a 1non-month noticeresidential use.*You have 10 days to apply for dispute resolution'''Permits:''' Your landlord must obtain the necessary permits required by law before issuing you a Four Month Eviction Notice.

The reasons for a one-month eviction are listed on the second or back page '''“Right of the notice to end tenancy form. The most common reasons for a one-month eviction notice arefirst refusal”''':*disturbing your neighbours,*repeatedly paying your rent late (three times would be considered "repeated"),*seriously damaging your place In residential properties containing five or the buildingmore rental units,*not fixing damage done by you tenants being evicted due to renovations or your guests within repairs have a reasonable time,*causing danger “right of first refusal” to return to your neighbours, landlord, or landlord's employees,*too many people living in your place,*illegal activity that adversely affects the landlord, building or other occupants of their unit once the building, renovations or*breaking a rule in your tenancy agreement and ignoring a written warning from your landlordrepairs have been completed.

There If you are other reasons interested in being offered a new tenancy agreement for a one-month eviction. Read the your renovated unit, provide your landlord with written notice form carefully. You can fight this kind of eviction noticeyour intention to use your right of first refusal. If This will require your landlord isn’t telling to, at least 45 days before the completion of the truthrenovations or repairs, or if inform you think of the situation is not serious enough to evict date your renovated unit will be available and provide you, you can ask with a new tenancy agreement for an RTB dispute resolution hearing to overturn the eviction noticethat effective date. You must apply for Although this may sound like a dispute resolution hearing within 10 days of receiving great opportunity, the noticeproblem is that your landlord can set your new rent at whatever amount they desire.

There are strict penalties when it comes to this area of the law. If you decide your landlord does not to fight the eviction, offer you have one full month (up to the last day a right of the month following the month first refusal after you got the have given proper notice) before , they could end up owing you must move out12 months of your previous rent as compensation. Sometimes a landlord puts the wrong date on an eviction noticeSee [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section51.2 sections 51. If you aren’t sure when you must leave, phone the 2] and [http://www.clicklaw.bcbclaws.ca/helpmapEPLibraries/servicebclaws_new/1085 Tenant Information Linedocument/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section51.3 51.3] or of the [[Residential Tenancy Branch]]. ''See sections 47 and 48 of the [[Residential Tenancy Act|RTA]].''for more information.

== Eviction for "landlord use" of property =Move out date===

There are If you do not dispute a “landlord’s use” eviction notice, your move-out date will be two types or four months later, on the last day of "landlord use" eviction notices:*Two the month (assuming you pay rent on the 1st of the month). For example, if you receive a Four Month Eviction Notice**You on March 5th, you would have 15 days to apply for dispute resolution to challenge move out by July 31st. Sometimes a landlord will list the wrong move-out date on an eviction notice. If this is the case, the noticeis still valid but, according to [http://www.bclaws.*Four Month Notice**You have 30 days ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section53 section 53] of the ''RTA'', self-corrects to apply for dispute resolution the legal move-out date. To avoid any misunderstandings with your landlord, it can be a good idea to challenge write them and explain the noticelaw to ensure that they do not think you are overholding.

The most common reasons for Landlord’s Use of Property Eviction Notices have nothing to do with bad behaviour. For this reason, if you receive a Two Month or Four Month Eviction Notice , you are:*your place was sold and the new owner wants entitled to move in (intending one month rent as compensation to sell or putting the place on the market is not a reason),*help with the financial burden of moving. Your landlord wants to demolish the building*the building is being converted to condominiums, must either pay you this money or*the landlord wants to renovate your place and the renovations require that give you the place is emptylast month rent free.

''See section 49 of 'Exception:''' The one exception is if you are being evicted because you no longer qualify for your subsidized rental unit. If this is the [[Residential Tenancy Act|RTA]]case, you are not entitled to any compensation.''

===Permits are needed for most change of use evictionsTenant giving notice to move out early===

If your landlord wants to evict you want to demolish, renovate or convert your place move in to another userental unit before the two-month or four-month notice period has ended, they must already have permits from [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section50 section 50] of the city. Your municipal hall ''RTA'' says that you can tell you which permits give your landlord needs, 10 days written notice and whether your landlord has themmove early. Some cities and towns have special rules if a landlord wants When giving short notice to evict move out, you are only required to demolish pay for the days you actually live in the buildingrental unit. The For example, if you paid the full rent for the first month of a two-month notice period, but then gave 10 days written notice and moved out before the end of that first month, your landlord may also need a permit to evict must pay you back for renovations or condominium conversionthe days you did not live there. You can check this with City HallIn addition, you are still entitled to one month rent as compensation for the second month of the two-month notice period.

===Compensation or last month freeLandlord did not do what the eviction notice said===

Your landlord must follow through with what your eviction notice says. If you are given an eviction your rental unit is not used for the purpose stated on the notice for "at least six months, beginning within a reasonable period after the notice takes effect, your landlord use" may owe you are entitled to one month’s 12 months of your previous rent as compensation from your . For example, a landlordmay claim that they are moving in, but instead rent the unit to a new tenant at a significantly higher rent. The If you have evidence that your landlord must either pay you this money or give did not follow through with the stated purpose on your eviction notice, you can apply for dispute resolution to seek your 12 months rent as compensation. See [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section51 section 51] of the last month’s rent free''RTA'' for more information.

===You can give short noticeFixed term tenancies and Landlord’s Use Eviction Notices===

Because it isn't your fault if If you're evicted for landlord usehave a fixed term tenancy agreement, the law allows you to give short notice to your landlord. You can move out with cannot be given a minimum of 10 days notice if you find another place Two Month or Four Month Eviction Notice that takes effect before the two or four months are up. Put your notice in writingcontract has ended. Sign and date the letter to If your landlord, and include your current address. Keep a copy gives you this type of the letter. When you give short notice, you only have it is still valid but, according to pay for the days that you actually live there (a minimum [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_02078_01#section53 section 53] of 10 days). If you already paid the full month's rent'RTA'', your landlord has self-corrects to pay you back for apply on the days you didn't live there. You are still entitled to the equivalent last day of one month's rent as compensation even if you give your ten day notice to move earlyagreement.

===If the landlord doesn't do what the notice saidSelling a rental unit===

If the landlord does not use When an owner sells a rental unit, the property for the reason stated on the eviction notice, you can ask for compensation. For example, your landlord might evict you because their immediate relative is moving tenant living inthat unit may be evicted, but later you find out that the relative didn’t move init is not automatic. If for at least six months after you moved The new landlord (purchaser) must honour the place was not used for existing tenancy agreement and can only end it by following the purpose stated on the notice, same eviction rules that the previous landlord owes you the equivalent of double your monthly rent(seller) would have had to follow.

===Leases If the purchaser wants to occupy the rental unit or have a “close family member” occupy the unit, they can make a request in writing that the seller issue a Two Month Eviction Notice on their behalf, but only after all the conditions of the sale have been satisfied. If the purchaser does not plan on occupying the rental unit, or having a “close family member” occupy the unit, the purchaser will become the new landlord and evictions for landlord use===the tenancy will continue under the existing agreement.

If you have '''“Close family member”:''' The ''RTA'' defines a lease (also called a fixed term tenancy agreement), you cannot be evicted for landlord use before “close family member” as the lease runs out. Howeverlandlord’s spouse, if your lease states that at or the end parents or children of the term of the lease you have to move out, then you have to move out and landlord or the landlord does not have to compensate youlandlord’s spouse.

===Mutual agreement '''Beware of mutual agreements to end tenancy:''' The Residential Tenancy Branch has a [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/housing-and-tenancy/residential-tenancies/forms/rtb8.pdf “Mutual Agreement to End Tenancy” form] that tenants and landlords can use to end their tenancy===on an agreed upon date. If your landlord wants to evict you for “landlord’s use”, be careful not to sign this form. Some landlords may try to use a Mutual Agreement to End Tenancy form, instead of an official eviction notice, to avoid having to pay one month rent as compensation.

A mutual agreement ==Deadlines to end tenancy form is a form that both you and your landlord can sign agreeing that your tenancy will end on a certain day. You do not have to sign this form unless you want to sign it. If you do sign it, then you are agreeing to move out, rather than being evicted. That means that you won’t get compensation for moving. It is only a good idea for a tenant to sign a mutual agreement to end tenancy form when you want permission to break a lease or otherwise want to move out early.dispute eviction notices==

== Early There are strict deadlines for disputing eviction ==notices:* 5 days to dispute a 10 Day Eviction Notice;* 10 days to dispute a One Month Eviction Notice; * 15 days to dispute a Two Month Eviction Notice; and * 30 days to dispute a Four Month Eviction Notice.

In special cases, your landlord can evict you in a hurry (like in a few days)You must apply for dispute resolution within these deadlines. But the landlord can only Failing to do this if you cause an extremely serious problem, for example:*threatening or beating up other tenantsso means that,*doing very serious damage (trashing from a place)legal standpoint,*putting your landlord or other tenants in danger (like starting a fire in your suite), or*illegal activity that poses an immediate risk you are accepting the eviction notice and agreeing to the landlord, building or other occupantsmove out.

Your landlord must '''Exceptions:''' Arbitrators do have an order from the Residential Tenancy Branch power to evict you in this way. You will receive extend a notice of deadline to apply for dispute resolution, but not beyond the order effective date of possession hearing. You must go to the hearing if you want to fight the an evictionnotice. The landlord does not have to give you Extensions will only be granted in exceptional circumstances, such as hospitalization that prevented a tenant from disputing an eviction notice before applying for a hearingon time. ''See section 56 of the [[Residential Tenancy Act|RTA]].''

== Applying for dispute resolution Physically removing a tenant==

To fight an eviction, There are strict rules when it comes to physically removing a tenant and their possessions from a rental unit. Here are the steps that your landlord must follow:# Serve you must apply with a copy of a Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) Order of Possession.# Wait for the two-day review period to expire. (If you successfully file a [[Dispute Resolution RTB Application for Tenants|dispute resolution hearing]] through Review Consideration during the two-day review period, the RTB will put your Order of Possession on hold. Your landlord must then wait to see if the review is decided in their favour before moving on to the next step.)# Take the Order of Possession to the BC Supreme Court and obtain a Writ of Possession.# Use the Writ of Possession to hire a [[Residential Tenancy Branch]https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/bailiffs court-approved bailiff] or Service BC Centre.

'''Overholding:Vancouver area: 604-660-1020 :Outside Vancouver area: 1-800''' If you stay past the move-665out date listed on an eviction notice or Order of Possession, you may end up owing your landlord some money. In addition, if your landlord hires a court-8779approved bailiff to remove you and your belongings from your rental unit, you may be held responsible for at least some of the associated costs.

== Order '''Role of the police:''' The police do not have the authority to move out ==evict tenants on their own. However, a court-approved bailiff may ask them to attend an eviction to keep the peace while a tenant is being removed.

Your landlord can ask the Residential Tenancy Branch for an order ===List of possession in the following two situations:*your landlord served you with a Notice to End Tenancy and you failed to dispute it within the required timeline, or*you did dispute the Notice to End Tenancy, but the Residential Tenancy Branch has refused to cancel the notice.court-approved bailiffs===

If your landlord requests an order The Attorney General publishes a list of [www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/bailiffs court-approved bailiffs]. Only the companies on this list can legally enforce a Writ of possession in either Possession on behalf of these two situations, a Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrator will grant the requestlandlord.

Even after getting an order of possession, the only legal way a landlord can forcibly evict you is by obtaining a writ of possession from the '''Warning:''' There are people in BC Supreme Court, and then hiring a court bailiff who are paid money to pressure tenants to move out even though they are not authorized to enforce the writ. It is illegal for a landlord to remove your belongings from the rental unit without a writ and an authorized court bailiff. However, be aware that if you stay past the date on an order Writ of possession, you will be liable to pay the landlord compensation for the extra time you stayed at the unitPossession. As well, if the landlord has If someone comes to resort your door claiming to hiring be a court bailiff, you will be liable always ask for the court bailiff feesidentification.

{{Tipsbox| width = 90%| tips = '''Bailiffs'''The Attorney General publishes a [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/other/=Court bailiff/bailiff-directory.pdf list of authorized court bailiffs]. Only the companies on this list are allowed to enforce a writ of possession.}}rules===

Before using a court bailiff Court bailiffs carrying out an eviction can seize and sell your personal property to evict pay their fees. However, you from your rental unit your landlord must do all of have the right to claim exemptions to protect the followingitems:*Serve you with a copy of the order of possession.necessary clothing;*Wait for the 2-day review period household furniture and appliances worth up to expire. (Note: If you file an application for review during the 2-day review period$4, the RTB might put the order of possession on hold until your review application is decided. If that happens, your landlord has 000;* one motor vehicle worth up to wait until the review is decided$5, before moving on to the next step.)000;*Take the order of possession down tools and other property worth up to the BC Supreme Court Registry$10,000, if they are used to earn income; and get a writ of possession from the court. This is a very quick process.*Once the writ of possession is issued, hire a court-appointed bailiff to evict youmedical and dental aids.

Court bailiffs carrying out an eviction can seize and sell your personal property An illegal lockout could mean that you are without access to pay their feesmoney, medication, work tools, but keep in mind that many items are exempt from seizure and salepersonal identification. If your landlord locks you out of your rental unit, includingcontact [http:*necessary clothing//tenants.bc.ca/ TRAC],*household furnishings and appliances worth up to $4the [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=FE38AA18AC2B437A8C274E030254B3DD RTB],000a [http://www.povnet.org/find-an-advocate/bc legal advocate],*one motor vehicle worth up or a [https://www.cbabc.org/Our-Work/Initiatives/Lawyer-Referral-Service lawyer] immediately. If your landlord continues to deny you access to $5,000your home,*tools and other property worth up you will have to $10,000 if they are used apply for dispute resolution to earn income, and*medical ask for an Order of Possession and dental aidsmonetary compensation. The RTB considers illegal lockouts a top priority when scheduling hearings.

===Role There are sometimes exceptional circumstances that force tenancies to end unexpectedly. If a flood, fire, or earthquake leaves your rental unit unlivable, your tenancy agreement may be considered a “frustrated contract”, since it would be impossible for your tenancy to continue under those circumstances. See Residential Tenancy Branch [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/housing-and-tenancy/residential-tenancies/policy-guidelines/gl34.pdf Policy Guideline 34] for more information. You may also come across a situation where the property you are living in experiences a foreclosure. This can happen when a bank or another lender takes control of police===your rental property because the landlord can no longer pay their mortgage.

Neither the police nor the RCMP has the authority to evict If you find yourself in one of these complicated situations, contact [http://tenants. The police may attend bc.ca/ TRAC], the occasion to prevent the breach of peace but they cannot play any role in evicting the tenant[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=FE38AA18AC2B437A8C274E030254B3DD RTB], a [http://www.povnet. Howeverorg/find-an-advocate/bc legal advocate], the police will attend or a [https://www.cbabc.org/Our-Work/Initiatives/Lawyer-Referral-Service lawyer] to ask for additional information and remove the tenant if required to do so by the court bailiffassistance.