The former owner of an infamous illegal North Vancouver hostel has been sentenced to 30 days in jail.
Emily Yu ran the 15-bed ‘Oasis Hostel’ from her North Shore townhouse for several years, drawing repeated complaints from her strata neighbours.
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That battle eventually ended up in court, where in 2018 she was found to be in contempt of court and ordered to pay about $95,000 to the province and more than $50,000 in fines and legal costs to the strata.
In 2020 a B.C. Supreme Court Judge ordered her eviction from the townhouse, and forced her to sell the property.
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Over the year that followed she was arrested for allegedly refusing access to the property to a bailiff, realtor and potential buyer, and again after allegedly trying to break in and move back in.
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On Friday, a judge handed her the 30-day jail term, plus one year of probation for violating court orders.
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