Posted: Apr 22, 2021 4:44 PM CT | Last Updated: April 22
The N.W.T. YWCA convinced the N.W.T. Supreme Court to overturn a decision a rental officer had made concluding that the Residential Tenancies Act applies to the YWCA s transitional housing program. The judge concluded the program falls squarely within the exemptions provided for in the Act.(Richard Gleeson/CBC)
Transitional housing programs run by the Northwest Territories YWCA are not subject to the law that sets out the rules for all landlords and tenants.
In coming to that conclusion, a Northwest Territories Supreme Court justice overturned a decision by a rental officer who came to the opposite conclusion.