Landlord-use now most frequently used tool to evict B.C. renters
Renovictions – landlords evicting tenants under the guise of renovating their apartments – are a thing of the past in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, says Robert Patterson, a lawyer specializing in tenancy law.
About a decade ago, it was not uncommon for tenants living in older apartments to receive eviction notices from landlords who wanted to do updates and then raise the rents.
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