# RTB Policy Guidelines — Working Index

> **Not a substitute for the official text.**  
> Always open the current Policy Guideline on the RTB site before citing:  
> https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies  

## How to use

1. Identify the RTA section in dispute.  
2. Locate the matching RTB Policy Guideline (if any).  
3. Treat guidelines as **interpretive aids**, not statutes.  
4. Arbitrators may depart when facts require — **fettering** risk if applied rigidly without facts (Module 1).  
5. Cite guideline number + date retrieved.  

## Placeholder index (fill with live links per matter)

| Guideline (name/number) | Topic | Retrieved |
|-------------------------|-------|-----------|
| *TBD — pull live* | Ending tenancy | |
| *TBD* | Monetary claims | |
| *TBD* | Repairs / services | |
| *TBD* | Security deposits | |
| *TBD* | Quiet enjoyment | |

## Argument hygiene

- Do not overstate a guideline as “the law.”  
- Pair with statutory text + verified RTB decisions on CanLII.  
- If arbitrator treated a guideline as a hard rule and ignored contrary facts: note **fettering** as a JR-oriented issue for counsel review.