Perfectly legal? / Owner's illegal acts

One of my friends is very familiar with the Residential Tenancy Act, and says it's perfectly legal to be evicted in this manner...

Subsections 5 or 6

(5) A landlord may end a tenancy in respect of a rental unit if

(a) the landlord enters into an agreement in good faith to sell the rental unit,

(b) all the conditions on which the sale depends have been satisfied, and

(c) the purchaser asks the landlord, in writing, to give notice to end the tenancy on one of the following grounds:

(i) the purchaser is an individual and the purchaser, or a close family member of the purchaser, intends in good faith to occupy the rental unit;

(ii) the purchaser is a family corporation and a person owning voting shares in the corporation, or a close family member of that person, intends in good faith to occupy the rental unit.

(6) A landlord may end a tenancy in respect of a rental unit if the landlord has all the necessary permits and approvals required by law, and intends in good faith, to do any of the following:

(a) demolish the rental unit;

(b) renovate or repair the rental unit in a manner that requires the rental unit to be vacant;

(c) convert the residential property to strata lots under the Strata Property Act;

(d) convert the residential property into a not for profit housing cooperative under the Cooperative Association Act;

(e) convert the rental unit for use by a caretaker, manager or superintendent of the residential property;

(f) convert the rental unit to a non-residential use.

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The exact reason will be written on the notice.

Perfectly legal, despite your wishes.

(8) A tenant may dispute a notice under this section by applying for arbitration within 15 days after the date the tenant receives the notice.

Calling Parliament will just piss them off. Calling the media will get you ignored. Calling the city of Richmond will get you put on hold forever.

See my other comments. This is not only legal, but common.
Start looking for a place to move.

Eeeep.... maybe that is true! o_O


I just got another notice from the residents, as well:

RICHMOND GARDENS TENANTS - OWNER CUTTING OFF SHAW CABLE SERVICE IN THIS MANNER ILLEGAL It is illegal for the owner to cut off our cablevision in the manner he is doing it. It is included in our rent as part of our lease.

The Residential Tenancy Branch has confirmed the following in accordance with tenancy branch law dated January 1, 2004. The owners, AMACON must give each tenant a minimum thirty day notice, served on the proper form (#RTO-24), advising of a restriction of this service which as well gives you a reduction in rent amounting to the cost of the cable service they wish to discontinue providing. A thirty day notice, if given on or before the last day of September would become effective the 1st day of November, NOT October.

ALL TENANTS SHOULD CALL THE RESIDENTIAL TENANCY BRANCH (604-660-3456) IMMEDIATELY AND FILE PAPERS TO FIGHT THIS INJUSTICE. EACH TENANT HAS THIS RIGHT. THE $50.00 FILING FEE HAS TO BE PAID BACK TO YOU BY THE OWNER AS WELL WHEN HE LOSES THE CASE AND THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT HE WILL AS THE LAW IS ALREADY IN PLACE.

RICHMOND GARDENS TENANTS - PAY PARKING ON PROPERTY IS ILLEGAL

The owner AMACON, has not obtained the necessary license to put pay parking on private property. Your friends, family, and visitors are being charged illegally. Until the license is granted from city hall, NO ONE can be legally charged for pay parking.

CALL RICHMOND CITY HALL AT 604-276-4017.