RTDRS or Court: Decision Checklist

1. Money or possession?Rent, a deposit, damages or ending the tenancy: RTDRS can hear these.
2. An order to repair or to stop a future act?RTDRS cannot make it (alberta.ca/rtdrs-apply); ask a court, and for repairs contact public health.
3. Over $100,000?Both RTDRS and the Court of Justice stop at $100,000; use the Court of King's Bench.
4. Has either side already filed?An RTDRS filing binds both sides; a court filing blocks RTDRS (ss.54.2(3), 54.3).
5. Within 2 years?RTDRS asks for applications within 2 years of discovering the claim.

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