# Settlement Tactics (RTB Context)

> Legal information only. Settlement is strategy — document everything in writing.

## Decide: settle vs fight

| Factor | Favours settle | Favours fight |
|--------|----------------|---------------|
| Evidence strength | Mixed | Strong |
| Possession risk | Low / mutual exit | Imminent voidable notice |
| Relationship | Ongoing tenancy | Severed |
| Need for precedent / JR path | — | Need paper trail |

## Leverage inventory (fill per case)

- [ ] Notice defect  
- [ ] Illegal charge paper trail  
- [ ] Retaliation timing  
- [ ] Prior RTB decision (*res judicata*)  
- [ ] Habitability evidence  
- [ ] Payment proof  

## Offer letter minimum content

1. Parties and address  
2. Without-prejudice or open (choose deliberately)  
3. Dollar figures + non-monetary terms  
4. Deadline  
5. Consequences of silence  
6. Rights reserved  

## Harm calculation before bargaining

Use the damage worksheet in `SKILL.md` Module 4 — never negotiate blind.

## Ethics

No misrepresentations of “orders” not yet made. Candour to tribunal if settlement fails and hearing proceeds.