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Monday, February 2, 2009

No Hearing = Order of Possession

Hooray! No more waiting two to three months to evict the tenant who chooses not to pay the rent. If a tenant doesn’t pay the full rent within five days after receiving a (new!) 10 day Notice to End Tenancy, the landlord can apply for a “Direct Request” Order of Possession. The landlord must submit certain documents that will be reviewed by a Dispute Resolution Officer, who will then issue an Order of Possession in a couple of days, with no hearing being held.


-- LandlordMentor

2 comments:

  1. Can a "Direct Request" Order of Possession be made online or does one have to go into an RTA office in Burnaby or Victoria in person to do that?

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  2. AdviserToTheAdvisersOctober 15, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    You cannot make an application online; it must be in person. You can do so at one of RTB branches (Victoria, Burnaby or Kelowna) or at your local ServiceBC centre. A list of them is available at http://www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca/locations/.

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