Determine the correct route
Keep RTB-47 forwarding address, RTB-41 proof of service, deposit payment record, agreement, and the landlord response history. Confirm statutory conditions and relevant waiting periods.
Forms and documents to consider
Before applying, responding or serving
- Check jurisdiction and the precise document version, number and legal purpose.
- Write down what happened and when. Keep your rental agreement, notices, payment records and messages.
- Check the official notice and RTB instructions for how to deliver it, when it counts as received, and the deadline.
- Do not assume a form makes you eligible for the remedy or that an application automatically stays another order.
Critical distinction
The landlord normally has a 15-day response period after the later triggering event. The official guidance says a tenant can submit a direct request once 20 days have passed after both the tenancy has ended and the written forwarding address has been given; do not file prematurely. Check the separate one-year limit: tenants normally must give their forwarding address in writing within one year after tenancy ends (Residential Tenancy Act, section 39). Keep evidence of valid service and check other direct-request eligibility requirements.