Category Archives: Landlord/Tenant

Tenant’s Insurance, Ministerial Order No SA:005/2020 and Evictions of Residential Tenants

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Tenant’s Insurance, Ministerial Order No SA:005/2020 and Evictions of Residential Tenants Case Commented On: 20005321 (Re), 2020 ABRTDRS 20 (CanLII) This decision by a Tenancy Dispute Officer (TDO), J. Lambert, of Alberta’s Residential Tenancy … Continue reading

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Can an Alberta Landlord’s Duty to Make Reasonable Efforts to Negotiate a Meaningful Payment Plan with Residential Tenants before Evicting Tenants be Enforced?

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Can an Alberta Landlord’s Duty to Make Reasonable Efforts to Negotiate a Meaningful Payment Plan with Residential Tenants before Evicting Tenants be Enforced? Legislation Commented On: Ministerial Order No. SA: 005/2020 [Service Alberta] Since May … Continue reading

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Residential Tenancies in Alberta: Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent No Longer Suspended

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Residential Tenancies in Alberta: Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent No Longer Suspended Legislation Commented On: Tenancies Statutes (Emergency Provisions) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 11); Late Payment Fees and Penalties Regulation, Alta Reg 55/2020; and … Continue reading

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Domestic Violence and Legal Responses to COVID-19 in Alberta

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Domestic Violence and Legal Responses to COVID-19 in Alberta Matters Commented On: Ministerial Order No 2020-011 (Community and Social Services); Court of Queen’s Bench Of Alberta, Amended Master Order #2 Relating to Court’s Response to … Continue reading

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Are Landlords’ Late Payment Fees Enforceable?

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Are Landlords’ Late Payment Fees Enforceable? Case Commented On: 19007636 (Re), 2020 ABRTDRS 1 (CanLII) Are the late payment charges that some leases provide for and some landlords demand from tenants who are late … Continue reading

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