By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Family Violence and Family Law in Alberta: The Need for Legislative Reform and Expansive Statutory Interpretation Legislation Commented On: Family Law Act, SA 2003, c F-4.5 (CanLII) November is Family Violence Protection Month in Alberta, and this provides a good opportunity to reflect on the laws that address family violence in […]
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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 […]
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 Dispute Resolution Service (RTDRS) is notable for three reasons. The first – and probably the […]
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 1, 2020, a landlord in Alberta has been able to evict a residential tenant for […]
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 six Ministerial Orders issued in relation to COVID-19 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]