Adverse Possession and Lasting Improvements to Wrong Land, Report 33

Adverse possession has a long history in the common law of England, Canada, and Alberta. It originated as a common law doctrine used to determine a person’s rights to land. In today’s Alberta, it involves two people: the person in actual possession of the disputed property (the occupier) and the registered owner of the disputed property (the registered owner). The essential common law elements of adverse possession are: -the registered owner must be out of [...]

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Tenancies of Mobile Home Sites, Final Report 28

This report contains a proposed Act that balances the sometimes conflicting interests of the parties to tenancies of mobile home sites, and that will still provide the parties with appropriate and convenient new rights, responsibilities, and remedies. This report covers special features of tenancies of mobile home sites, trends towards statutory regulation, the scope of the proposed legislation, the tenancy agreement, obligations of landlord and tenant, remedies, failure to give possession, termination of tenancies, security [...]

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Residential Tenancies, Final Report 22

This extensive report is the product of research the Institute undertook regarding the law relating to tenancies of residential premises, which is the part of the law of landlord and tenant. It includes a proposed Act that balances the interests of landlords and tenants with the hope that it will provide a satisfactory legal framework for their activities. A plan for a security of tenure is discussed and included to assist in making an informed [...]

By |2020-06-01T13:27:08-06:00February 1st, 1977|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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