Orders For Possession

Purpose

In this procedure, the property management team follows up an order for possession, ensuring that the Tenant moves out.  This procedure starts when the Tenancy Tribunal serves an order for possession notice on the Tenant.  It ends when the Tenant has left the property.

By the time the Tenancy Tribunal makes an order for possession, the Landlord has already lost a lot of money.  The Landlord needs the property to be vacant as soon as possible.  The company is providing good service if this happens quickly and efficiently.

Procedure

Property Manager

• Assesses whether the Tenant is likely to comply.  If not likely, notifies the Senior Property Management Consultant
• Tries to inspect the property immediately after the time for vacating the property
• Inspects the property immediately after the Tenant leaves
• Sends a copy of the Property Condition Update to the Leasing Consultant, with a memo saying that the property is vacant
• Records the end of tenancy in the Tenants Database
• (When the warrant for enforcing the order for possession arrives) Notifies the Tenant that the company has this warrant and the powers that it grants.
• Attempts to reach agreement with the Tenant about moving out
• If there is no agreement or the Tenant does not leave, delivers the warrant to the police for execution (Police execute the warrant within 14 days)
• Sends details of the charges that the Landlord has to pay to the Accounts Receivable Administrator
• Conducts a rent appraisal and presentation for the Landlord