Which additional tenant claims does RTB-12T-O cover?
The official form provides three specific alternatives under Section 1:
- Residential hotel jurisdiction: A person living in a room in a residential hotel may request a determination that the Residential Tenancy Act applies to their living accommodation. The form notes that this jurisdiction request may qualify for an interim order without advance notice to another party in the prescribed circumstances. Describe the living arrangement precisely.
- Frustrated tenancy or uninhabitable rental: Ask the arbitrator to decide whether unforeseen events have made the rental unit uninhabitable or otherwise frustrated the agreement, and request the legally available order. Describe the event, effect on habitability and supporting records.
- Another unlisted issue: Identify the tenancy remedy sought when it is genuinely absent from the main application, and explain the factual and legal basis. Do not use the “other” category to avoid a specific prescribed application or a statutory dispute deadline.
Complete both sections
- Section 1 — Tenant issues: Select every relevant issue and explain it in the matching space. The form also allows a request to recover the $100 application filing fee when appropriate; that fee is associated with the main dispute, not an automatic additional fee for RTB-12T-O.
- Section 2 — Declaration: The primary applicant or authorized agent prints their name, signs and dates the statement that the information is true, complete and authorized. Include the completed supplement with the signed main application.
Submit it with the right primary application
Use RTB-12T-CT if the tenant still occupies the disputed rental unit, or RTB-12T-PT after the tenancy has ended. The official RTB-12T-O says paper applications are submitted in person at the Burnaby RTB office or a participating Service BC centre. The main application's fee, supporting evidence and authorized service requirements still apply. The RTB's general contact email is not an evidence-filing channel.
Evidence should match the specific issue
For a residential-hotel jurisdiction request, document payment arrangements, length of occupation, room facilities and the parties' agreement. For frustration or serious uninhabitability, keep inspection records, emergency notices, photos, correspondence, safety reports or other records showing why the unit cannot lawfully or practically be used as rented. For another claim, explain exactly what order is requested and why the normal application's listed remedies do not fit.
Common mistakes
Submitting RTB-12T-O alone, using it to reopen a completed hearing, entering an unlisted claim without the main dispute form, failing to explain the evidence of frustration or jurisdiction, or treating the supplementary form as a way to avoid an eviction-response deadline.