Seek more time to leave after a possession order
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Working with the lawyer from the order, the tenant's circumstances and the supporting documents, draft the application or request for a delay, setting out the hardship and the date the tenant can leave.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer confirms the forum's power to delay or suspend the order, checks the hardship evidence, and confirms the proposed date is realistic for the tenant.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Working with the lawyer from the order, the tenant's circumstances and the supporting documents, draft the application or request for a delay, setting out the hardship and the date the tenant can leave. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the order and any warrant dates.
- Check each hardship claim against a document.
- Confirm the tenant has somewhere to go on the proposed date, or say why not.
Sources
- Consumer Protection WA: Landlord ending a tenancy · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.