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The Residential Tenancies Act could affect over 465,220 tenant occupied households in Alberta but has not had major updates for over 30 years. See our report that lists many of the issues renters and landlords face at
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/03/the-...
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Should A Landlord Be Allowed To Seize And Sell A Tenant's Personal Property?
youtu.be/OR8SnlZAB9E?...
#Landlord
#Tenant
#Rent
#Lease
#Housing
#Property
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Should A Landlord Be Allowed To Seize And Sell A Tenant's Personal Property?
YouTube video by - alriref
https://youtu.be/OR8SnlZAB9E?si=ZWGWe1NlFWAqokWY
about 15 hours ago
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Need for Law Reform: Residential Tenancies and Late Fees
By: Shaun Fluker and JD students with the Public Interest Law Clinic Legislation Commented On: Residential Tenancies Act, SA 2004, c R-17.1 PDF Version: Need for Law Reform: Residential Tenancies a…
https://ablawg.ca/2025/04/30/need-for-law-reform-residential-tenancies-and-late-fees/
8 days ago
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"The absence of fees in the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) is just one of many gaps in the legislation"
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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‘Outdated’ rent regulations leave Alberta tenants in limbo
As Edmonton renters face hundreds of dollars in new fees, law experts say Alberta rent regulation needs an overhaul.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/outdated-rent-regulations-leave-alberta-tenants-in-limbo/
13 days ago
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Read about the issues
#tenants
and
#landlords
had with Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act.
#LawReform
#Housing
#Rent
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/03/the-...
19 days ago
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Take a few minutes and learn about our
#LawReform
project on Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act.
#Housing
#Rent
#Landlord
#Tenant
#Lease
#Home
#Rental
#Apartment
#Law
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Residential Tenancies Act - YouTube
The Alberta Law Reform Institute is undertaking a review of Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Act. The Residential Tenancies Act establishes the rights, rules,...
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAKcgXBWGjNdLnFGrc5R5ySH9LRfazSnc&si=mMFj0m3HO1G6TSn9
27 days ago
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It was a delight to speak with students in taking Housing, Homelessness, and the law at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law. Thanks to the students for great questions and a thoughtful discussion. Thanks to Professor
@annajanel.bsky.social
for the invitation.
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#DYK
? A
#Landlord
can seize and sell a
#tenant's
property if
#rent
goes unpaid? We're reviewing the law as part of our Residential Tenancies Act
#LawReform
project. Learn more at
youtu.be/OR8SnlZAB9E?...
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Should A Landlord Be Allowed To Seize And Sell A Tenant's Personal Property?
YouTube video by - alriref
https://youtu.be/OR8SnlZAB9E?si=xzYSELW0kXgHRl9u
about 1 month ago
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Should a
#landlord
be able to seize and sell a
#tenant's
property if
#rent
is unpaid?
youtu.be/OR8SnlZAB9E
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Should A Landlord Be Allowed To Seize And Sell A Tenant's Personal Property?
YouTube video by - alriref
https://youtu.be/OR8SnlZAB9E
about 1 month ago
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#DYK
? Our
#LawReform
reports are excellent
#research
resources and can be found on CanLii at
www.canlii.org#search/index...
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https://www.canlii.org/#search/indexLang=en&type=commentary&sort=doctrinePubDate&id=alberta%20law%20reform%20institute&searchId=2025-07-29T14%3A37%3A54%3A925%2Fe0b9dab096dd402fbc76920604f80787
about 1 month ago
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What are some of the issues that
#renters
and
#landlords
are having in Alberta?
youtube.com/shorts/Z7lzk...
about 2 months ago
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"In today’s digital age, photos, banking passwords and other important information gets locked away on phones and computers, and a “digital estate plan” can help family members access important documents to settle loved one’s affairs."
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/cons...
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Doing estate planning? Don’t forget your digital estate
It’s not pleasant to think about death or a medical emergency, but one of the greatest gifts you can give your family is being prepared for those situations.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/consumer-alert/article/doing-estate-planning-dont-forget-your-digital-estate/
about 2 months ago
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What are some of the issues that
#renters
and
#landlords
are having in Alberta?
www.youtube.com/shorts/Z7lzk...
about 2 months ago
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See what
#LawReform
agencies around Canada are working on at
www.folrac.com
about 2 months ago
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We're preparing
#LawReform
reports on Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act for release in the next few months. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates at
bit.ly/3crYdyo
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Contact
Contact Contact Us We are happy to provide information about our projects. However, we cannot give legal advice, deal with individual cases or investigate complaints about the law or the legal pro...
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2 months ago
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What are some of the issues that
#renters
and
#landlords
are having in Alberta?
youtube.com/shorts/Z7lzk...
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Issues that Renters and Landlords Face with Residential Tenancies and the Law
YouTube video by - alriref
https://youtube.com/shorts/Z7lzk6BzHic?si=7gIFWt3BZCrRCmlw
2 months ago
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ALRI Welcomes Susan Emam as Research Associate!
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/10/alri...
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ALRI Welcomes Susan Emam as Research Associate!
The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) is excited to announce that Susan Emam is joining its team as Research Associate. Susan arrives at ALRI with a background in public interest law. Prior to relo...
https://www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/10/alri-welcomes-susan-emam-as-research-associate/
2 months ago
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CanLII
2 months ago
Wondering what were the most consulted cases on CanLII this past month? Check out our new blog post "What’s Hot on CanLII? 🔥 - September 2025":
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What’s Hot on CanLII? 🔥 – September 2025
Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are a…
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What are some of the issues that
#renters
and
#landlords
are having in Alberta?
youtube.com/shorts/Z7lzk...
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Issues that Renters and Landlords Face with Residential Tenancies and the Law
YouTube video by - alriref
https://youtube.com/shorts/Z7lzk6BzHic?si=hJSp5CG4rAtFvxZK
2 months ago
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See our full report and recommendations at
www.alri.ualberta.ca/portfolio-it...
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Access To Digital Assets
Canadians Data on US Servers More than ever, people are storing their important personal information and other digital property online within the servers of large American companies such as Google, ...
https://www.alri.ualberta.ca/portfolio-items/digital-assets/
2 months ago
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Learn about our
#LawReform
project on authorized access to a person's
#DigitalAssets
after their death.
youtu.be/DB8IA84Cdy4?...
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Access to Digital Assets by Fiduciaries
YouTube video by - alriref
https://youtu.be/DB8IA84Cdy4?feature=shared
2 months ago
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"Due to digital assets being stored on servers globally, there is a degree of uncertainty about which laws apply when accessing or transferring the digital assets after the owners’ death."
hullandhull.com/2025/09/juri...
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Jurisdictional Conflicts and Digital Assets - Hull and Hull LLP
Managing digital assets has become a crucial aspect of estate planning. As individuals increasingly rely on digital platforms for communication, ...
https://hullandhull.com/2025/09/jurisdictional-conflicts-and-digital-assets/
2 months ago
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Would you make an
#ElectronicWill
?
youtu.be/dSBfYrQzBXI?...
#EstatePlanning
#Will
#Inheiritance
#DigitalWill
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Would you make an #ElectronicWill? #EstatePlanning #Digital #Wilful #Will #Inheritance #Law #Alberta
YouTube video by - alriref
https://youtu.be/dSBfYrQzBXI?feature=shared
3 months ago
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Is Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act serving
#tenants
and
#landlords
well?
youtube.com/shorts/7KPKK...
3 months ago
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CanLII
3 months ago
New on CanLII: "Civil Juries in British Columbia: Anachronism or Cornerstone of the Civil Justice Process?" -- a research paper from the British Columbia Law Institute (
zurl.co/UIhmw
).
#accesstojustice
#legalcommentary
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CanLII
3 months ago
It’s back to school season! CanLII can be one of the most valuable online resources to any law student doing legal research, whether incoming or returning. Check out this short guide to some of our most useful features:
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A CanLII Crash Course for Students
It’s back to school season! CanLII can be one of the most valuable online resources to any law student doing legal research, whether incoming or returning. Here’s a short guide to some of our most …
https://zurl.co/X2FfP
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Why ALRI Did Not Recommend Recognition of Video Wills
alri.ualberta.ca/2025/09/why-...
#EstatePlanning
#ElectronicWIll
#DigitalWill
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Why ALRI Did Not Recommend Recognition of Video Wills
Recently, the Alberta Law Reform Institute’s (ALRI) report, Creation of Electronic Wills was cited in an AllAboutEstates post about video wills. Dave Madan wrote the post to follow up on a Supreme Cou...
https://alri.ualberta.ca/2025/09/why-alri-did-not-recommend-recognition-of-video-wills-2/
3 months ago
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"Without digital estate planning, heirs may find themselves locked out of valuable information or unable to claim assets—even with passwords in hand."
www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...
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New Survey Shows Americans Don’t Know Which Digital Assets They Own
Survey shows that while the average American has nearly $200,000 in digital asset value, nearly half of respondents say they don't think about digital estate planning.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiehopkins/2025/09/07/new-survey-shows-americans-dont-know-which-digital-assets-they-own/
3 months ago
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How common are residential tenancy problems in Alberta? According to the 2021 Census, roughly a quarter of homes in Alberta are rented and could be affected by issues with Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act.
#LawReform
4 months ago
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CanLII
4 months ago
New from the
#CanLIIAuthorsProgram
: "Trends in Canadian Academic Law Libraries: Report on the Reinvigorating Academic Law Library Standards Survey, Part Two" by Annette Demers, Yemisi Dina and Gian Medves
#lawlibraries
#legalinformation
#legalcommentary
zurl.co/3GYXk
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#DYK
? Our
#LawReform
reports are excellent
#research
resources and can be found on CanLii at
www.canlii.org#search/index...
4 months ago
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We've just released our annual report! Read about the changes in our board and staff along with several accomplishments and project milestones this year.
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/alri...
#LawReform
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ALRI Publishes Its Latest Annual Report
The Alberta Law Reform Institute has just published its 2024-2025 annual report. The report highlights the changes in its board and staff along with several accomplishments and project milestones this...
https://www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/alri-publishes-its-latest-annual-report/
4 months ago
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Meet ALRI Student Researcher Georgia Saunders!
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/meet...
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Meet ALRI Student Researcher Georgia Saunders!
Georgia is a law student at the University of Alberta and will be entering her final year of studies in the fall. Originally from Calgary, she has (somewhat surprisingly) grown to enjoy life in Edmont...
https://www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/meet-alri-student-researcher-georgia-saunders/
5 months ago
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Does the law for tenants and landlords in Alberta need improvement?
youtube.com/shorts/7KPKK...
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The Alberta Residential Tenancies Act Needs Improvement
YouTube video by - alriref
https://youtube.com/shorts/7KPKKxJbB0A?si=tduatjGawQWYwl5q
5 months ago
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ALRI publishes its latest annual report.
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/alri...
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ALRI Publishes Its Latest Annual Report
The Alberta Law Reform Institute has just published its 2024-2025 annual report. The report highlights the changes in its board and staff along with several accomplishments and project milestones this...
https://www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/alri-publishes-its-latest-annual-report/
5 months ago
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We've released our latest annual report. Get the report at
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/2024...
5 months ago
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“There’s parts of that legislation that go back 60 years and don’t really match what’s happening today.”
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
#LawReform
#Tenant
#Landlord
#Rental
#Lease
#Housing
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‘Outdated’ rent regulations leave Alberta tenants in limbo
As Edmonton renters face hundreds of dollars in new fees, law experts say Alberta rent regulation needs an overhaul.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/outdated-rent-regulations-leave-alberta-tenants-in-limbo/
5 months ago
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Meet ALRI Student Researcher Lyndon Annetts!
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/meet...
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Meet ALRI Student Researcher Lyndon Annetts!
I have lived in or around Edmonton for most of my life and originally graduated from the U of A with a bachelor of science in computing sciences in 2018, before working as a police officer for 4 years...
https://www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/meet-alri-student-researcher-lyndon-annetts/
5 months ago
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ALRI welcomes Joe Sellman as legal counsel.
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/alri...
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ALRI Welcomes Joe Sellman as Legal Counsel
Joe Sellman arrives at ALRI having most recently worked in Policy Management and Regulatory Compliance for a Bank, and before that Joe was a litigator, primarily practicing in the area of insurance. ...
https://www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/07/alri-welcomes-joe-sellman-as-legal-counsel/
5 months ago
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“There’s parts of that legislation that go back 60 years and don’t really match what’s happening today.”
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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‘Outdated’ rent regulations leave Alberta tenants in limbo
As Edmonton renters face hundreds of dollars in new fees, law experts say Alberta rent regulation needs an overhaul.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/outdated-rent-regulations-leave-alberta-tenants-in-limbo/
5 months ago
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#LawReform
agencies across Canada are working on
#AI
in
#criminal
justice, residential and commercial
#tenancies
,
#PublicHearings
, and assisted decision making.
www.folrac.com/home/folrac-...
5 months ago
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#DYK
? We've been making recommendations for improving Alberta's laws for over 55 years. Learn more about who we are and what we do at
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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About Us - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAKcgXBWGjNe-5HSynAPZ8s2M3mfeieQI
6 months ago
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Does Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act need to be improved for renters and landlords?
#Rent
#Tenant
#Landlord
#Housing
#Apartment
#Condo
#Lease
#Eviction
#Dispute
youtu.be/sC4mimxpZKI?...
6 months ago
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Visit our project page on Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act where you can read about our work and get our latest report describing common issues with the law.
www.alri.ualberta.ca/portfolio-it...
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Residential Tenancies Act
March 2025 Project Update ALRI has published its Issues Paper, Residential Tenancies: General Issues. This is the first in a series of reports summarizing issues in the law that affects tenants and la...
https://www.alri.ualberta.ca/portfolio-items/residential-tenancies-act/
6 months ago
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"The absence of fees in the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) is just one of many gaps in the legislation..."
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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Residential Tenancies Act
March 2025 Project Update ALRI has published its Issues Paper, Residential Tenancies: General Issues. This is the first in a series of reports summarizing issues in the law that affects tenants and la...
https://www.alri.ualberta.ca/portfolio-items/residential-tenancies-act/
6 months ago
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Does Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act need to be improved for renters and landlords?
#Rent
#Tenant
#Landlord
#Housing
#Apartment
#Condo
#Lease
#Eviction
#Dispute
youtu.be/sC4mimxpZKI?...
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Is Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act Serving Tenants And Landlords Effectively?
YouTube video by - alriref
https://youtu.be/sC4mimxpZKI?feature=shared
7 months ago
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The Residential Tenancies Act could affect over 465,220 tenant occupied households in Alberta but has not had major updates for over 30 years. See our report that lists many of the issues renters and landlords face at
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/03/the-...
8 months ago
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Interested in improving the law of Alberta? Join our team of legal counsel! Find out more and apply at
apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post...
#LawReform
#LegalResearch
#Law
#Alberta
8 months ago
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Learn more about our
#LawReform
project at
youtu.be/sC4mimxpZKI?...
#Landlord
#Tenant
#Rent
#Home
#Housing
#Rental
#Lease
#Apartment
#House
#Eviction
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Is Alberta's Residential Tenancies Act Serving Tenants And Landlords Effectively?
YouTube video by - alriref
https://youtu.be/sC4mimxpZKI?feature=shared
8 months ago
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Alberta Residential Tenancies Act Project Update: ALRI has published Residential Tenancies: General Issues. This is the first in a series of reports summarizing issues in the law that affects tenants and landlords on a daily basis. Learn more at
www.alri.ualberta.ca/portfolio-it...
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Residential Tenancies Act
March 2025 Project Update ALRI has published its Issues Paper, Residential Tenancies: General Issues. This is the first in a series of reports summarizing issues in the law that affects tenants and la...
https://www.alri.ualberta.ca/portfolio-items/residential-tenancies-act/
8 months ago
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The Residential Tenancies Act could affect over 465,220 tenant occupied households in Alberta but has not had major updates for over 30 years. See our report that lists many of the issues renters and landlords face at
www.alri.ualberta.ca/2025/03/the-...
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