# RTB Policy Guidelines — Substantive Index

> Pull live text from RTB website before citing. PGs are not statutes.

| PG | Topic | Use when |
|----|-------|----------|
| 9 | Condition inspections | Deposit / damage claims |
| 14 | Deposits | Return / withhold / double |
| 16 | Rent increases | Guideline / notice |
| 21 | Repairs | Habitability / abatement |
| 26 | Advocates | Non-lawyer representation |
| 30 | Ending tenancy | Notice framework |
| 37 | Two-month notices | Landlord’s use |
| 40 | Four-month notices | Reno / demo / conversion |

## Advocacy note

If arbitrator treats a PG as a hard rule and ignores contrary facts → **fettering** argument for review/JR analysis (hand off to procedure/advocacy).