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Panel weighs faster ejectments, shorter landlord duty to store belongings and wider no‑trespass powers
Summary
Lawmakers considered amendments that would let landlords dispose of tenant property immediately after regaining possession in some ejectment timelines and expand landlord‑issued no‑trespass orders; advocates warned shorter storage windows and broader no‑trespass powers could harm tenants served abrupt writs.
Committee discussion on May 8 focused closely on ejectment procedure and consequences for tenants’ personal property. Cameron Wood explained how the judiciary‑recommended changes would alter current practice: under existing law landlords must hold tenant property for 15 days after service of a writ; the draft would let landlords dispose of property upon being restored to possession in instances where writ timelines are short (5 or 7 days in some circumstances).
Legal advocates and several committee members raised immediate concerns. A…
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