New measures proposed to protect B.C. renters from bad faith evictions

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon introduced changes to the Tenancy Act which, if passed, would restrict when landlords can evict a tenant for personal use of the suite and prevent landlords from hiking the rent when a couple has a baby or adds someone to the household who is under 19.

During a press conference in Victoria’s Fernwood neighbourhood, Premier David Eby said he knows there are problem tenants who don’t pay rent deliberately or damage the unit and on the flip side, there are cases where landlords unfairly raise the rent or illegally evict tenants. “Sadly, in a number of cases, they didn’t fight it. They didn’t appeal it. They just accepted it,” Chandra Herbert said. “And there were no kids moving into that building. It was just a ruse to try and force good long-term tenants out to jack up the rents. People shouldn’t have to face that kind of eviction through fraudulent means.”

Landlords will have to use a standardized form to issue a personal use eviction which Kahlon said will help the Residency Tenancy Branch — the government agency which resolves disputes between landlords and tenants — track such evictions and investigate potential bad faith evictions.

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