BC RTB Repair Application — Narrative for Branch Filing
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Case summary for the RTB Arbitrator
Organise your facts. Most come straight from your stage-1 demand letter. File at https://tenancydispute.gov.bc.ca/DisputeAccess/ — Basic BCeID required, $100 filing fee (waivable via Form RTB-17 for low income / income-assistance / hardship).
This letter will cite
BC Residential Tenancy Act (SBC 2002, c.78) ss.27, 32(1), 33(1)-(5), 45(3), 60(1), 62, 65(1)(a)/(b)/(f), 67, 77, 79, 84, 85; tenancydispute.gov.bc.ca/DisputeAccess/
Your narrative documents the tenancy, repair issues, notice history, requested remedies (s.65(1)(a) order to comply, s.65(1)(b) rent-deduction, s.65(1)(f) rent reduction, s.67 compensation, s.33(5) emergency-repair reimbursement), and the form route (RTB-12T-CT Current Tenancy or RTB-12T-PT Past Tenancy). Direct Request is not available for repair claims.
s.65(1)(f) rent reduction runs from the date the value of the tenancy was reduced — not from the date you complained.
Best practice: estimate the proportionate value loss (e.g., $800/month if half the unit is unusable on a $1,600 unit). The Arbitrator will set the actual figure.