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Today is August 2, 2020.  Louis Landlord did not receive the rent that was due yesterday.  His tenant has 3 months left in the tenancy (ending November 30 , 2020).  Rent has been late every month for the last 9 months.  What form(s) should Louis use and what is/are the earliest possible termination dates?

Larry Landlord is upset that Tracey Tenant is smoking in single family home that he rented to them.  He specifically had a non-smoking clause in the lease.  He pointed it out to Tracey Tenant at the time of signing the lease.  Ironically, he pointed it out while he was smoking a cigarette with Tracey Tenant (Larry loves to smoke).  Larry explained to Tracey that he prohibited smoking in the rental unit for insurance reasons and not because it bothered him.  What Notice of Termination can Larry Landlord use?

Jake Paralegal filed an application on behalf of his tenant client.  The tenant is more comfortable in the French language but Jake doesn’t speak French so everything was done in English.  The Notice of Hearing was issued (in English) and a hearing is scheduled for two weeks hence.  At the last minute, Jake’s bilingual partner has stepped in to calm the nerves of the client and take over.  Which of the following would be the best or only course of action?

On October 28, the police used a dynamic entry to gain access to Jay’s rental unit.  The suspicion was that Jay was selling drugs and weapons from his unit.  The police’s information was incorrect.  However, once inside the unit the police did find a grow tent with 13 healthy and well formed cannabis plants growing in Jay’s second bedroom.  Jay was injured in the entry when he was tackled by an officer.  The police charged Jay for having too many cannabis plants under cultivation.  The landlord sent Jay an N5 for damage, demanding $450 ($300 cost plus $150 admin fee) to repair the door jam and replace the door knob and lock assembly that was damaged during the police entry into the rental unit.  Which statement is true?

Joan must apply to the LTB on or before October 31, 2020, as this is the deadline to apply to the Board.  Because October 31, 2020, is a holiday, Joan’s application

On behalf of your landlord client you have served an N4.  The tenant has not voided the Notice (and has sworn to never pay a cent ever again to the landlord).  After the termination date you will:

In the Residential Tenancies Act the word “prescribed” is given a definition.  It means:

Being vexatious on behalf of clients is a great compliment to paralegals.  Pursuing a claims fearlessly and vexatiously for a client will

Jerry signed a lease with a one year term ending on January 31, 2021.  If Jerry wants to terminate his tenancy and move out on the lease end date what should he do and when should he do it?

When something must be done within a specific number of days, the days are