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RSS FeedsLandlord who bought 1 per cent stake in a house withdraws eviction notice - then promptly issues a new one
(The Star Golf)

 
 

19 september 2019 21:20:04

 
Landlord who bought 1 per cent stake in a house withdraws eviction notice - then promptly issues a new one
(The Star Golf)
 


Devon McKenzie had less than a minute to enjoy life free from the threat of eviction. She had gone to the Landlord and Tenant Board on Wednesday to fight a personal-use eviction issued by her new landlord, a first-time homebuyer who had taken on the title after purchasing just one per cent of the house where she rents.The landlord withdrew the application, only to moments later issue a new one — effectively beginning the months-long ordeal over again.McKenzie was three steps from the hearing room door when the property manager, on behalf of the landlord, handed her the new N12 eviction forms.“Are you f---ing kidding me,” responded McKenzie. She later told the Star she has no choice but to fight to stay in her home. “It still comes down to I can’t afford to live anywhere else.”It’s a case she and her lawyer say showcases a potential abuse of legal process — first in using the sliver of ownership to issue a personal-use eviction in a city where a lack of affordable rental units and no limit on what can be charged for empty apartments serve as incentives for landlords to push tenants out; and now, using the option to withdraw the application to avoid a full hearing and a decision that might not be in the landlord’s favour. A transfer document from the Land Registry Office dated June 18 shows that a couple who own the home transferred a one per cent interest to 20-year-old Jacky Bai Jun Liu, worth $9,000.Soon after the sale, Liu sent notices informing seven tenants in two units that he would be pursuing his right as a landlord to evict them so he could move in. The upstairs tenants had been planning to move and left, but McKenzie, who shared the downtown unit with roommates, was unwilling to relinquish her affordable housing, questioning how the law could give a one-per-cent owner the authority to evict, and decided to take the fight to the board. In the meantime, Liu moved into the upstairs apartment. Downstairs ...


 
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