Can a municipality disclose the address of a person to a bailiff or private investigator?
• All requestors have the same status under the FOIP Act, whether they are bailiffs, private investigators, companies collecting on overdue accounts, individuals collecting on a judgment, bailiffs seizing property, or process servers wishing to serve court orders, warrants or other documents on individuals. • In Order 2000-024, the Information and Privacy Commissioner found that the names and mailing addresses on the City of Calgary’s assessment roll could not be disclosed. • However, anyone may ask to inspect the assessment roll under section 307 of the MGA and may locate an address this way. • Individuals requesting addresses may be referred to the Land Titles Office. The Land Titles Office will provide a legal description of land held by an individual if the person requesting the information is entitled to register or has registered certain instruments against a debtor’s land. These are a Writ of Enforcement or a court order permitted by legislation or permitted by the terms of the
