Mediation is a highly efficient and effective tool for solving disputes between landlords and tenants seeking resolution to their problems. It is a valuable alternative to consider due to its informality, fast nature of the process, privacy, confidentiality and cost-effectiveness.
Knowing what to expect when entering a landlord-tenant mediation session is essential. Knowing who will be there and what will happen and having a general idea of what it will look like will help you feel more comfortable and at ease with the process.
Neutrality
The mediator is a neutral third party in a landlord-tenant mediation and any other type. Usually, mediators are trained professionals with lots of experience mediating cases; some are attorneys, and some are psychologists, social workers or retired judges.
Identifying issues
Your mediator will structure the session, allowing the parties to identify the real issues so they can address them directly instead of fighting or arguing until they get to the root of the problem.
Reaching an agreement
Through the guidance of a mediator and attorneys, if they are present, the ideal scenario is for the parties to reach an agreement at the end of a mediation. Suppose the parties reach a mutually satisfactory agreement. In that case, the mediator can help write and submit that signed document to the court.
Landlord-tenant mediation is much like any other kind of mediation. The mediator, a neutral third party, assists people who disagree by providing a framework within which they can go back and forth and hopefully reach a mutually agreeable resolution to their problem.