Category Archives: Landlord/Tenant

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Constraining a Landlord’s Ability to Terminate a Residential Tenancy by Raising the Rent Case commented on: Milner’s Aloha Mobile Home Park (1998) Ltd v Jenkins, 2014 ABQB 229 (CanLII) This is an important decision … Continue reading →

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Abatement of Rent Remedy under Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Act Case Commented On: Perpelitz v Manor Management Ltd., 2014 ABPC 63 There are few enough written decisions considering the landlord’s duties under Alberta’s 10-year-old … Continue reading →

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Vindication of a Residential Tenant’s Rights – At Least Temporarily Case Commented On: Lautner v Searle, 2011 ABQB 263 This very short decision by Master Walter H. Breitkreuz, Q.C., is about an unjustified and … Continue reading →

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Right of a Landlord to Withhold Consent to the Sub-leasing of Residential Premises Case Commented On: Botar v Mainstreet Equity Corp., 2010 ABQB 710 It is unusual for a residential tenancy matter to … Continue reading →

By: Nickie Vlavianos PDF Version: Recovering Increased Rent From a Residential Tenant After Serving a Termination Notice Case Commented On: Merkl v Wallburger, 2008 ABPC 264 In 2007, amendments were made to Alberta’s residential tenancy legislation to give tenants some … Continue reading →