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{{Tenant Survival Guide TOC}}
===Calling a municipal building inspectorHow rent is paid===
===Building inspections in VancouverLegally withholding rent===
===MoldNotice of rent increase===
===Getting money backAdditional occupants added===
===If your landlord doesn't agreeResidential Tenancy Branch permission===
Your landlord may not agree can apply to pay you back. The landlord may say that it wasn't the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) for an emergency, or that additional rent increase above the repairs cost too muchallowable annual percentage. If this happensArbitrators will only allow these additional rent increases in exceptional circumstances, your landlord can apply for dispute resolutionlisted in [http://www. You will have to let a arbitrator decidebclaws. If the landlord wins, you might have to pay some or all ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/10_477_2003#section23 section 23] of the money back''Residential Tenancy Regulation (RTR)''.
===When you're unsureNon-profit housing===
Some subsidized rental units where rent is related to income may be exempt from the rent increase rules in the ''RTA''. If you're not sure that live in a subsidized rental unit, ask your situation is an emergency, phone housing provider about the rent increase rules that apply to you. See [http://www.clicklaw.bcbclaws.ca/helpmapEPLibraries/bclaws_new/servicedocument/1085 TRAC Tenant Information LineID/freeside/10_477_2003#section2 section 2] or of the [[Residential Tenancy Branch]]''RTR'' for more information. Follow all the steps required by regulation and get the work done as inexpensively as possible by someone who is qualified to do the work, or you might have to pay!
==Legislation and links==