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

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 the costs of appealing a decision of the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service (RTDRS) to […]

Setting Aside and Varying Orders of the Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service for Procedural Unfairness

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Setting Aside and Varying Orders of the Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service for Procedural Unfairness Cases Commented On: 21006414 (Re), 2021 ABRTDRS 19 (CanLII), 20003149 (Re), 2020 ABRTDRS 18 (CanLII), 20003525 (Re), 2020 ABRTDRS 21 (CanLII), and Hammond v Hammond, 2019 ABQB 522 (CanLII) This post looks at how […]

Foreclosing Mortgagees’ Liability for Tenants’ Security Deposits

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Foreclosing Mortgagees’ Liability for Tenants’ Security Deposits Case Commented On: CIBC Mortgages Inc v Bello, 2018 ABQB 176 (CanLII) This appeal from an order of a Tenancy Dispute Officer of the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service (RTDRS) is worth noting for several reasons. First, it appears that […]

Landlords, Tenants and Domestic Violence: Introduction to a New ABlawg Ebook

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton Editors’ Note: ABlawg is pleased to publish this new ebook, Landlords, Tenants and Domestic Violence: An ebook collection of ABlawg posts concerning residential tenancies and victims of domestic violence, on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada. This ebook is a compilation of […]

Landlords, Tenants, and Domestic Violence: Liability for Damage to Residential Premises

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Landlords, Tenants, and Domestic Violence: Liability for Damage to Residential Premises Report Commented On: Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta, Domestic Violence: Roles of Landlords and Property Managers This is the sixth and last in a series of blog posts on “Landlords, Tenants, and Domestic Violence”, examining some of the […]