=='''A. Legislation and Regulations''' ==

'''Residential Tenancy Act'', SBC 2002, c 78 [RTA]'''. Website: http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02078_01

 '''Residential Tenancy Regulation'', BC Reg 477/2003, [RTR].''' 

• The RTA and RTR set out the law of residential tenancies in BC. They will often hold the ultimate answer to questions relating to disputes between landlords and tenants.  • For the current status of the RTA and RTR, refer to CCH British Columbia Real Estate Law Guide, Robert J. Maguire, Rose H. McConnell, loose-leaf (Toronto, ON: CCH, undated).  '''Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act'', SBC 2002, c 77 [MHPTA].''' Website: http:www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02077_01  '''Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation BC Reg 481/2003''' Website: www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02077_01481_2003  The Residential Tenancy Act, SBC 2002, c 78 [RTA] and Residential Tenancy Regulation [RTR], BC Reg 477/2003 as well as the rules of procedure are amended occasionally; check the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) website (www.gov.bc.ca/landlordtenant) to get the most up to date information.

== ''The Residential Tenancy Act'', SBC 2002, c 78 [RTA] B. Resources andPolicy Guidelines'' Residential Tenancy Regulation'' [RTR], BC Reg 477/2003 as well as the rules of procedure are amended occasionally; check the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) website (http://www.gov.bc.ca/landlordtenant) to get the most up to date information.==

==B'''TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre'''Website: www. Resources and Policy Guidelines==tenants.bc.ca

Provides a variety of publications relating to tenant law, including the Tenant Survival Guide (also available online as a wikibook, via the Clicklaw website: http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Tenant_Survival_Guide) Other print materials are available in the following 19 languages: English, French, Arabic, Burmese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Filipino, Japanese, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Oromo, Portuguese, Punjabi, Persian, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, and Vietnamese.

=== '''Residential Tenancy Branch ===''' 

'''400 - 5021 KingswayBurnaby, B.C. V5H 4A5 Website: www.rto.gov.bc.ca Office Hours: M-F 9:00 am - 4:00 pm  Information line''': Metro Vancouver 604-660-1020 Victoria 250-387-1602 Elsewhere in BC 1-800-665-8779

{{ResourcesLSLAP_addressphone| address = 520 Richards Street<br/>Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3A2<br/>'''Downtown Eastside Satellite Office Hours: M-F 9:00 am – 11:30 am<br/>(closed on the last Tuesday of every month)}}'''

''' NOTE:''' The main office in Burnaby is a full -service office. The Richards Street and Downtown Eastside are office is a satellite offices office and do does not handle money. Dispute applications can only be filed there by low -income applicants who are eligible for a fee waiver. Those offices are staffed with information officers.   The RTB website (www.gov.bc.ca/landlordtenant) contains forms, legislation and RTB interpretation guidelines, and includes the following useful publications:  '''Residential Tenancy Branch Dispute Resolution Rules of Procedure''' Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/housing-and-tenancy/residential-tenancies/rop.pdf

'''Residential Tenancy Branch Dispute Resolution Rules of ProcedureWebsite: http://bit.ly/1IgbqmgInformation Sheets'''

''Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act: A Guide for Landlords and Tenants in British Columbia'RTB Policy Guidelines''' (BC Office of Housing and Construction Standards, rev: detailed information on common problem areas; drafted by RTB Arbitrators. January 2011) Website: http://bit. This Guide is available ly/1ei1NfH   '''RTB Calculators''': Help in Englishcalculating rent increases, dates, deposits and more. Website: httphttps://bitwww2.gov.bc.lyca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/calculators-and-resources/1SixTX7calculators

RTB Calculators: Help in calculating rent increases, dates, deposits and more'''B. Website: http://bitC.ly/29tvVCUHousing'''

=== Suite 101 - 4555 Kingsway Burnaby, B.C. Housing ===V5H 4V8Website: www.bchousing.orgToll-free: 1-800-257-7756

=== '''Landlord BC ===''' 

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| phone = Direct: 1-888-330-6707}} '''Vancouver Office:'''  1210-1095 West Pender Street Vancouver, British Columbia

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'''Victoria and province-wide members (formerly ROMS BC)Office:''' 830B Pembroke Street Victoria, British Columbia  V8T 1J9

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=='''C. Books''' ==  Margaret Carter-Pyne, Residential Tenancy Law in British Columbia: Everything you need to know to prevent a disaster (Victoria, BC: Sunnymead Publishing, 2009). • A useful resource for tenants in preparing for a hearing.  Allan Wotherspoon, Annotated British Columbia Residential Tenancy Act (Aurora, ON: Canada Law Book, 2005). • This is a loose-leaf volume updated once or twice annually.

*A useful resource for tenants in preparing for a hearingCCH British Columbia Real Estate Law Guide, Robert J. Maguire, Rose H. McConnell, loose-leaf (Toronto, ON: CCH, undated).

Allan Wotherspoon, ''Annotated British Columbia Residential Tenancy Act'' (Aurora, ON: Canada Law Book, 2005)• A summary of the state of the RTA and RTR.