March 18, 2024
Planning accommodations
You are starting back at your job at the public library after being off for two months with a bad back. Before returning to work your doctor provides you with information […]
March 18, 2024
Landlord refusal to rent
You and your partner are Indigenous and are looking for a rental home. You talk to a landlord who has a laneway house to rent and arrange to see the […]
March 18, 2024
Service dog accommodation for renters
You and your teenage daughter live in an apartment building that doesn’t allow pets. Your daughter has depression and anxiety. This means she often has trouble focusing, memory lapses, brain […]
March 18, 2024
Sexual harassment by landlord
You rent a one-bedroom apartment near the university where you are taking classes. Your landlord offers you gifts like flowers and candy. He makes excuses to come to your apartment, […]
March 18, 2024
Toxic living environment
You move to B.C. ahead of your wife and son. You are white and your wife is South Asian. You see an apartment you like and tell the landlord your […]
March 18, 2024
Smudging in a rental unit
You are Indigenous and smudging is part of your spiritual traditions. You and your two children apply to rent an apartment. The landlord says that no smoking or drugs are […]
March 18, 2024
Mould in a rental unit
You rent an apartment in a building that had its roof replaced a few years ago. Since the roof was replaced, you have noticed that your disability, which affects your […]
March 18, 2024
Potential renter with disability pension
You are looking to rent out your basement suite. Your partner is often out of town and you are hoping to find a renter you can ask for help around […]
March 18, 2024
Tenants with a new baby
You manage an apartment building with 20 studio and one-bedroom units. As property manager, you are responsible for advertising vacant units, approving applicants, completing the paperwork for new renters and […]
March 18, 2024
Addressing discrimination against a tenant
You manage a property and are in charge of the rental units. One of the renters tells you that other people living in the building have harassed her because of […]