Can a Residential Tenancy Branch dispute resolution officer be found to have breached their duty to be fair?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sadahy v. EMV Holdings Corporation, 2016 BCSC 262 (CanLII):
As noted by McEwan J., dispute resolution officers appointed to hear matters under the Residential Tenancy Branch are governed by the principles of natural fairness. If there is a breach of duty to be fair the decision is rendered void: see also Neustadter v. Residential Tenancy Office, 2004 BCSC 381.
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