s.195 — Money paid to Board

195 (1) Where the Board considers it appropriate to do so, the Board may, subject to the regulations, (a) require a respondent to pay a specified sum into the Board within a specified time; or (b) permit a tenant who is making an application for an order under paragraph 1 of subsection 29 (1) to pay all or part of the rent for the tenant’s rental unit into the Board. (2) The Board may establish procedures in the Rules for the payment of money into and out of the Board. (3) The Board shall not, under subsection (1), authorize or require payments into the Board after the Board has made its final order in the application. (4) If a respondent is required to pay a specified sum into the Board within a specified time under clause (1) (a) and fails to do so, the Board may refuse to consider the evidence and submissions of the respondent. (5) Payment by a tenant under clause (1) (b) shall be deemed not to constitute a default in the payment of rent due under a tenancy agreement or a default in the tenant’s obligations for the purposes of this Act.