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RTA Residential Tenancies Act

RTA · Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act

Part 2 — Fortified Buildings

53 Closure of Building by Director Director may enter building

Current to 2026-04-16 · Official PDF

(1) If a closure order is in effect, the Director or a person
authorized by the Director may enter the building without the
consent of the owner or occupant to
(a) remove the fortifications specified in the removal order, and
(b) secure the closure of the building.
(2) The Director may employ any tradespersons and workers that
the Director considers necessary to
(a) remove the fortifications specified in the removal order, and
(b) secure the closure of the building.
(3) The Director may take any measures that the Director
considers necessary to safely and effectively secure the closure of
the building, including the following:
(a) attaching locks, hoardin g or other security devices;
(b) erecting fences;
(c) changing or terminating utility services;
(d) making interior or exterior alterations to the building so that
it is not a hazard while it is closed.

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(4) The Director is not responsible, whether at the end of the
period of closure or otherwise, for the removal or cost of removal
of anything attached to or erected on a building, or the reversal or
cost of reversal of anything done to a building pursuant to this
section.