I've been renting the house I'm living in for 5 years now. I just looked in the attic and found that it has vermiculite

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I am sorry to hear of this difficult situation.

What province are you in please?

I will check back in the morning.

I can wait one more day.

In BC you are covered by the residential tenancies act. The act provides that the landlord must keep your home in estate a good repair and clearly the landlord must keep your home in a state that is fit for habitation.

If there is asbestos in your vermiculite then the landlord has to take all reasonable steps to protect you which would involve removing the asbestos and potentially involve providing you with an alternative accommodation during the process if necessary.

Your next step should be to provide the landlord with a demand in writing. If they do not comply you will then take your landlord to the residential tenancy's office for an order requiring them to make the necessary repairs to rectify this dangerous situation.

Does that help as a starting point?

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