Do you know the rules when it comes to eviction notices?
Many renters and landlords don’t – and that can cause heartaches, as one woman recently discovered.
Angela Parsons is renting a basement suite in Tuxedo Park.
Last month, her landlord gave her a 90-day eviction notice, claiming the house was going to be demolished.
While looking for a new place – a daunting task in this market – Parsons noticed a “For Sale” sign on the front lawn.
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She checked the listing and found it was being advertised as a good rental home with development opportunities.
There was no mention of a demolition.
It turns out, Parsons should not have been given an eviction notice.
Gerry Baxter of the Calgary Residential Rental Association says, “a landlord cannot issue a notice to a tenant to vacate, to terminate the tenancy, just because they’re selling the property, they can’t do that.”
Baxter says it can only happen after the home is sold.
And then, the new owner can continue renting, or ask the former landlord to give the tenant three months notice.
Says Baxter, “if they don’t use the property for the intended reason stated as the reason for terminating, then the landlord commits an offense under the legislation and could be charged and taken to court.”
Parsons says she hasn’t been able to contact her landlord since receiving notice.
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