Eviction Information Quick Start
To help landlords (and tenants) find the information about evictions in Alberta, I’ve put together this page to help organize many of the typical questions I get about evictions. While many of the articles themselves are helpful, be sure to read through the dozens of comments to get even more information.
I’ve broken it out into several areas ranging from information about Innkeeper’s Act versus Residential Tenancy Act to information about Eviction Notices and even a link to my guide that assists landlords with all the steps required to successfully evict a tenant using the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service (RTDRS) here in Alberta.
I hope you find this helpful.
Eviction Notices
Here are several of the popular posts about how and when to use eviction notices.
Don’t Wait To Evict Late Paying Tenants
What To Do With Continually Late Paying Tenants
When Not To Use a 14 Day Eviction Notice
An Extra Step To Ensure Your Eviction Is Effective
Know When You Can Use A 24 Hour Eviction Notice
Late Paying Tenants
These articles discuss what you can do with tenants who constantly pay late
What To Do With Continually Late Paying Tenants
Don’t Wait To Evict Late Paying Tenants
The Eviction Process
Here you’ll find some videos with interviews and several articles about the actual eviction process, also, one of the interviews is with an eviction service company and shares how their systems work
Changes to The Eviction Enforcement Process in Alberta
An Interview With an Eviction Services Company
How To Evict Tenants Using the RTDRS
RTDRS Info
The Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service or RTDRS is a system designed to streamline landlord and tenant issues. I’ve found it a very effective method of dealing with problem tenants.
Tenancy Act or Innkeeper’s Act?
Were you aware that if you are renting rooms out in your personal residence, your property fits under the Innkeeper’s Act versus the Residential Tenancy Act, the rules and laws for this are substantially different,
Here are some quick links to help explain the difference and to help you determine if you;re actually an Innkeeper!
Does Your Rental Fit Under The Innkeeper’s Act?
Innkeeper’s Act Versus Residential Tenancy Act
Other Popular Posts
These are some of our most popular posts that don’t quite fit into the other categories, yet may be of value to you.
Can You Evict a Tenant In The Winter In Alberta
Extra Steps to Ensure an Effective Eviction
Why It Doesn’t Matter What Tenants Say About Leaving
The Spiral Landlords Get Dragged Into With Evictions
This site is continually evolving and I try to add new, relevant posts and updates as I get more feedback from you the readers, so if you have questions, feel free to leave a comment here, or send me an email at info@albertaeviction.com
Eviction & Eviction Notice Guides
I’ve also put together a couple of comprehensive guides to help landlords dealing with eviction issues in Alberta. One is a package of both 14 day and 24 hour eviction notices that includes all the required information to make the notice valid in this province and the second is a full step by step guide to evicting tenants using the RTDRS service.
Both of these are paid products, but when you consider the cost of making a mistake when evicting a bad tenant, you will find them an absolute steal. Plus they come with a 100% money back guarantee! So you win either way.
Paid Guides
14 and 24 Hour Eviction Notice Package with Walk Through
Evicting Tenants in Alberta Using The RTDRS
If you still haven’t found what you are looking for and are confused about your next step to evict a problem tenant or simply want to better understand your options when it comes to dealing with a tenant issue, I also offer a consulting service to help guide you along the way.
To find out more about this option, you can visit this page,
Good luck with your eviction,
Bill Biko
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Why don’t you post material about tenants that have had extreme financial crisis, paid their rent, have been late in the past but “paid” and are still being screwed over by the “Landlord”. It’s not always about the bad tenants but sometimes Slum Landlords….
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your feedback. I actually get very few calls or emails from tenants with problem landlords, but when I do I try to answer them all. You can find them throughout many of the comment sections of the posts.
I have a real problem with slumlords myself. As a landlord I feel you need to take responsibility for your properties and to ensure your tenants are looked after. If you look after them, they generally, in turn make sure the property is also taken care of. Slumlords are just in it for the money and have no regards for the people who live in their properties. I agree whole heartily when these landlords get slapped with hefty fines and even with them getting their properties taken away.
In the past I have had many tenants fall behind due to layoffs, illness and many other reasons. Some have managed to catch up, while unfortunately the majority just used it as an excuse to avoid their debts to me and simply disappeared. So there are good and bad in all corners.
Regards,
Bill
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your feedback. I actually get very few calls or emails from tenants with problem landlords, but when I do I try to answer them all. You can find them throughout many of the comment sections of the posts.
I have a real problem with slumlords myself. As a landlord I feel you need to take responsibility for your properties and to ensure your tenants are looked after. If you look after them, they generally, in turn make sure the property is also taken care of. Slumlords are just in it for the money and have no regards for the people who live in their properties. I agree whole heartily when these landlords get slapped with hefty fines and even with them getting their properties taken away.
In the past I have had many tenants fall behind due to layoffs, illness and many other reasons. Some have managed to catch up, while unfortunately the majority just used it as an excuse to avoid their debts to me and simply disappeared. So there are good and bad in all corners.
Regards,
Bill
My mom went into long term care about 14 months ago. My sister lived with my mom in my mom’s home prior to her transition to long term care. All legal paperwork is in place and has been exercised regarding Personal Directive and Endearing Power of Attorney. My brother is responsible for my mom’s health decisions and personal well being regarding Personal Directive and I am responsible for all her finanical requirements since I am her legal Power of Attorney. My sister continues to live in my mother’s house and she has paid very little to stay there during this time. Currently, we have recieved nothing from her since the end of 2012 (and even then it was a struggle to get anything from her but we did recieve $1200 to cover the period of Sept – Dec 2012). This of course does not cover the expenses to maintain the house (ins, taxes, monthly utilities, etc.) I have asked my sister for money many times and she simply tells me she is sick and unable to work and that she has applied for some sort of insurance and is at the mercy of the insurance company. Meanwhile, the bills continue… I have lined up another family member who is reliable and is willing to pay to live there. It’s important to note that my mother does not want her house sold while she is living and the rest of my family have agreed that my sister needs to be evicted somehow but they all want to honor my mom’s wishes and therefore the house will not be sold until my mom has passed. It’s important to also add that a formal will is in place and the house is not to be left to my sister. Any suggestions? I have no idea where to start. Again… No contract or lease in place, nothing reliable in terms of past actions or commitments to a firm rent amount in the past, with my sister saying she’s ill and therefore not working so she has no income (she never has been reliable when it comes to earning her own paychecks), this certainly complicates things.
Hi Debbie,
Problems with family members can be especially challenging, so I can appreciate your issues. Now there may be other options your lawyer may be able to bring forth in this situation, but that would be dependant on the original deal with your sister. That original deal may even come into play when trying to evict her via the courts or RTDRS.
Since it’s a verbal agreement, you’ll need to show there was some type of agreement in place where the sister was require to pay rent and then show she simply quit paying. It sounds like you have this from 2012, although at scattered amounts and nothing concrete as far as payments. Any eviction comes down to showing a valid reason for a tenant to be evicted, so you will have to establish concretely that she is supposed to be making payments and simply is not.
In this case you will also have to show you tried to work with her by letting her make minimal payments or she could make the argument there was no agreement and she just tried to chip in when she could.
So at this point you would have the option of going either RTDRS or the courts, but due to the extra complexity, it may be better to go via the courts as it should reduce the amount of appeal options. The RTDRS may be able to handle it as well, but if it starts getting into family law issues and Power of Attorney over laps it may simply be beyond the scope of the hearing officers and they will then defer it to the courts anyway just putting you a few weeks behind.
Other tacts you may want to consider would be to jump in and assist your sister with the insurance issues. You can then determine if they are real or simply a stall tactic and if they are real, the next step would be to move forward with assisting her in finding a new place to live. If she has valid health issues you may be able to work with government housing programs of some kind to get her on some type of assisted housing list etc.
By potentially working with her and assisting her move on you may save the headaches and additional family stress of actually evicting her and it will definitely make family get togethers less stressful!
Also, as I mentioned it may be worthwhile to talk to your lawyer to see if there are additional legal means to rectify this via some family law back doors.
Hope this helped give you soem ideas,
Bill