Extending the Civil Resolution Tribunal to Tenancy

Whereas the Province has created the Civil Resolution Tribunal CRT to reduce barriers to access to justice and increase convenience and efficiency in the resolution of strata disputes and small claims; And whereas tenants and landlords who wish to enforce their rights under the Residential Tenancy Branch RTB face excessive waits, representing a significant barrier to equality of access to justice and contributing to landlords reporting that they are converting to short-term vacation rentals, depleting an already strained rental market: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the provincial government consider extending the CRTs mandate to include the resolution of residential tenancy disputes; And be it further resolved that the provincial government be urged to encourage the provision of long-term rentals by strengthening the enforcement process to ensure timely, binding justice for landlords and tenants, including strengthening interprovincial enforcement of tenancy-related monetary judgements.