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Protests Matter: A Charter Critique of Alberta’s Bill 1
By: Jennifer Koshan, Lisa Silver, and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Protests Matter: A Charter Critique of Alberta’s Bill 1 Bill Commented On: Bill 1, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, 2nd Sess, 30th Leg, Alberta, 2020 The last few weeks have … 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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Alberta Court of Appeal Restores Access to Habeas Corpus
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Alberta Court of Appeal Restores Access to Habeas Corpus Case Commented On: Wilcox v Alberta, 2020 ABCA 104 (CanLII) (Wilcox CA) This Court of Appeal decision is significant for a number of reasons. Most … 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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