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Email this pageExcessive or Wilful Damage to a Unit

Under the legislation, if a tenant is purposely causing wilful and/or excessive damage in a rental unit or building, a landlord has more remedies to deal effectively with this situation. These new remedies cut the eviction process approximately in half.

Remedies include:

  • The notice period to the tenant has been shortened to 10 days from 20 days.
  • The landlord can apply to the Board right after serving the notice on the tenant (the landlord won’t need to wait until the notice period is over).
  • The tenant cannot void the eviction application by repairing the damages.
  • The eviction includes a request that the Sheriff speed up the enforcement of the eviction.
  • Where a tenant has caused excessive damage to a rental unit or building, the Board can order the tenant to be evicted immediately.