Renoviction

Renoviction
When landlords use renovations as a way to raise rents and evict tenants.

The Epoch Times reported that the trend of renovictions was on the rise in Vancouver, Canada, where “landlords are evicting tenants for renovations and then raising the rent.”

According to the paper, tenancy regulations in British Columbia (in which Vancouver is located) permit landlords to evict tenants for the purpose of carrying out building renovations. But while regulations in some Canadian regions ensure “first refusal” rights for evicted tenants (allowing them the option to return to their homes “without paying significantly higher rent”) British Columbia has no such provisions. Consequently, many evicted tenants find they cannot afford to move back into their old apartments.
A tenants’ rights group told The Epoch Times there were around 30 apartment buildings in Vancouver where tenants had been evicted for renovations. And the paper noted that, “many fear that with the 2010 Olympics only a year away, the trend will escalate unless current legislation is changed.”


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