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You can ask the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) to review a decision that you have lost. This is not a chance to simply re-argue your case, as reviews are only granted in limited circumstances. [i Section 79(2)] of the ''RTA'' lists three situations where the RTB may accept an [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/housing-and-tenancy/residential-tenancies/forms/rtb2.pdf Application for Review Consideration]: | You can ask the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) to review a decision that you have lost. This is not a chance to simply re-argue your case, as reviews are only granted in limited circumstances. [i Section 79(2)] of the ''RTA'' lists three situations where the RTB may accept an [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/housing-and-tenancy/residential-tenancies/forms/rtb2.pdf Application for Review Consideration]: | ||
# | # a party was unable to attend any part of a hearing for reasons unanticipated and beyond their control (e.g. phone disconnection issues); | ||
# | # a party has new and relevant evidence that was not available at the time of the original hearing; | ||
# | # a party has evidence that the the decision or order was obtained by fraud; | ||
# a party, because of circumstances that could not be anticipated and were beyond the party’s control, submitted material evidence late, but before the original hearing, and that evidence was not before the arbitrator at the original hearing (e.g. hospitalization); | |||
# there was an administrative, procedural, or technical error that materially affected the result of the original hearing (e.g. documents uploaded to the wrong file); | |||
# the arbitrator did not determine an issue that they were required to determine; and | |||
# the arbitrator determined an issue that they did not have jurisdiction to determine. | |||
'''Fee:''' There is a $50 fee to apply for a Review Consideration, unless you had your application fee waived for the original hearing. | '''Fee:''' There is a $50 fee to apply for a Review Consideration, unless you had your application fee waived for the original hearing. | ||
