Foster and Company
Eviction Service Company, Process Servers
In an effort to help provide landlords with as much information as possible and as many options as I can when it comes to evicting a problem tenant, I met with Melissa Costea of Foster and Company to get some insights on what services they provide.
I created this in an interview format and I’m hoping to talk to some more of the eviction service companies out there over the next few months as well, so you can go forward as educated as possible about the Alberta eviction process. You’ll find the video just below and when you are finished watching it, I’d love to hear your comments which you can enter just below. Let me know if this helps and what additional interviews you might like to hear in the future.
Bill, This was great. This is a good example of the kind of info that I think people would gladly pay for: I would. The questions that I was left with after this were how much does this cost and a how does this process compare, from a cost and time to evict, with RTDS,
Hi Trevor,
Glad you enjoyed that. From what I understand the basic cost is $750 plus GST. Of course this can go up if multiple court appearances are required, there is extra traveling time or multiple bailiffs are required due to tenants having unsavory pasts. The time frame is also very similar to using the RTDRS.
In my opinion, using a service like this is ideal for an out of town landlord or someone who is having real difficulties with either a professional tenant or it has become to confrontational. It allows the job to get done without you being there. The other trade-off of course is cost versus time. If you have to take several days off of work to file, attend a hearing and serve tenants this could easily be quite cost effective versus your lost income.
Watch for some more interviews and Q&A sessions to start appearing shortly.
Bill
Alberta Eviction
Thank you Bill,
This was very good info, especially as we are not in Calgary, where the house is located. As it is our daughter that may need evicted it would also be a blessing to distance ourselves as much as possible.
Thanks again,
David
Hi David,
Glad this was helpful, I remember your emails and it sounds like Melissa could be exactly what you need. It will be a way to distance yourself from a difficult family eviction. I would just caution you that once you start this, you let Foster and Company deal with it and stay in the background! It’s not uncommon for it to get to a point where the problem tenant or relative starts to make “promises” that never actually come true. As they say, once you;ve made your bed you have to lie in it be.
Good luck,
Bill