Category Archives: Landlord/Tenant

Need for Law Reform: Residential Tenancies and Electronic Communication

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker and JD students with the Public Interest Law Clinic Legislation Commented On: Residential Tenancies Act, SA 2004, c R-17.1 PDF Version: Need for Law Reform: Residential Tenancies and Electronic Communication The Public Interest Law Clinic has an … Continue reading →

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Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service has a Complaint Process

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton Reports Commented On: RTDRS Annual Report, 1st edition (March 2020 – April 2021) and RTDRS Annual Report, 2nd edition (March 2021 – April 2022) PDF Version: Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service has a Complaint Process … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Move-In Inspection Reports to the Return of Security Deposits in Residential Tenancies

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton Case Commented On: Safri v Maclean, 2022 ABPC 113 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Importance of Move-In Inspection Reports to the Return of Security Deposits in Residential Tenancies The judgment of Judge Jasmine Sihra of the Northern … Continue reading →

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Residential Tenancies, Mental Disabilities, and Evictions

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton Case Commented On: AG obo ZG v FirstService Residential Alberta Ltd, 2022 AHRC 38 (CanLII) PDF Version: Residential Tenancies, Mental Disabilities, and Evictions This case concerns a challenge to an eviction from a rented condominium – … Continue reading →

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The Chilling Effect of Costs on Appeals from Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service Orders

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Chilling Effect of Costs on Appeals from Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service Orders Case Commented On: Chisholm v Boardwalk General Partnership, 2021 ABQB 991 (CanLII) This brief decision by Justice John T Henderson concerns … Continue reading →

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