N.W.T. judge overturns rental office decision on YWCA housing
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 o...