TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre

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• Referral from May 2, 2016
  

  Diane S. asked:

  I was wondering if anyone knows if there's a rentals board in chilliwack. I am having problems with the people below us, have been calling police, security and home life on and on going basis and getting no results. These people have no consideration for anyone in the building, their loud parties and content screaming and yelling are driving me insane. I want to find out my options for blowing my lease that runs out at the end of August, thanks

  

  Kim E. replied:

  You should call these guys....they are advocates for tenants and can actually give you the answers that the RTB can't. http://tenants.bc.ca/

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• Referral from January 13, 2016
  

  Nancy B. asked:

  a friend in Vancouver needs help with a landlord/bedbug/eviction situation, and as she is poor, disabled and old she is in a serious pickle. Is there a sister agency to TAPS in Vancouver that l could contact for her before things get worse? thanks for the help, N + E

  

  Leslie R. replied:

  Tenant Resource Advocacy Centre http://tenants.bc.ca/

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• Referral from December 8, 2015
  

  Joshua T. asked:

  EMERGENCYYYY: So! Our landlord is like "hey! Furnace is broken, we can't afford to fix it, so, move somewhere else if the basment is too cold." And on top of that we all have another week left to find a place and gahhhhh, why is Vancouver housing so crazy! SOO! Here goes: What we need: A little tiny OR giant room (not picky!) Utilities included Somewhere where we can have our jellyfish! A space with some musical folks would be lovely as Josh is a guitarist and pianist ❤️ Who we are: Tanaya and Josh 20,24 Avid readers and tea drinkers 420 friendly bakers (of the sweet type!) Both construction workers full time Non smokers Totally LGBTQ/PET friendly Monogamous Totally rad and easy to get along with Our budget is $600 and we can move as soon as this weekend, no later than Monday! Hope to hear back! Survive your Monday

  

  Telefunken W. replied:

  http://tenants.bc.ca/

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• Referral from October 11, 2015
  

  Amanda M. asked:

  Who do I talk to over weekend about landlord issues ? My toilet is clogged and can't flush. I am a single mom ( recently diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer going through chemo ) with 3 kids. My landlord is telling me unless I pay 4 the plummer it won't get fixed . We can Not live till Tuesday with out a working toilet to talk to tenancy. Any one have advice ? Cause I don't have an extra $250 to fix my toilet

  

  Justine A. replied:

  I have no idea about unblocking toilets, however, it is your landlord's responsibility to repair the toilet and to use an emergency plumber if necessary and he cannot charge you for it or raise your rest, tap into your damage deposit, etc. Contact the Tenant Resource Advisory Centre for help. http://tenants.bc.ca you might also consider contacting the Residential tenancy branch of the provincial government. I'm sorry you're renting from such a useless scumbag.

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• Referral from December 23, 2014
  

  Cyn G. asked:

  Is there any real estate agents that can give me some advice. in regards to damage and mold in a rental. my landlord has gone out of country sold the home and property the new owners refuse to fix this. I am filing a r

  

  Eric F. replied:

  Hi Cyn, I am a Realtor in North Vancouver. It is now the responsibility of the new owners to deal with the issues at hand. When they purchased the home the are now the landlord's. If they don't want to fix please contact the bc tenancy act or go to thi s website to find out your rights as a tenant http://www.tenants.bc.ca/main/ Also find out the name of both Realtors that where involved in the sale and purchase of the home to get some help. Hope this helps Eric Fremont

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• Referral from December 13, 2014
  

  Joshua C. asked:

  Any advice for us: The bottom level of our house sustained water damage over 48 hours ago (3 bedrooms 1 living room) and so far only the overseer of the house has come in and tried to dry it with a vacuum and a de humidifier and it is still wet and starting to stink, the insurance company came in to assess the damage and have rejected the claim and now our actual landlord has told us that it is not his fault and that he cannot provide any alternate accommodation. We have been super patient the last couple of days, having 5 people sleeping upstairs on the floor, but now the whole house is beginning to speak and our landlord told us we should seek legal advice on what he should be doing…… shouldn't he be providing legal advice or an actually qualified assessor to check if the house is safe to live in? Anybody know anywhere in the village we can call about this ASAP?

  

  Tom A. replied:

  None of this is your responsibility bro. Call tenants bc and they can give you and answer over the phone 604.255.0546. They answered a question for me right away when I called them

  

  Tom A. replied:

  http://www.tenants.bc.ca/main/

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