Renoviction bylaw passed in New Westminster

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Posted February 4, 2019 10:42 pm.

Last Updated February 4, 2019 10:47 pm.

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NEW WESTMINSTER (NEWS 1130) – City Council in New Westminster are a step closer to acting against renovictions.

At a public hearing meeting Monday night, council passed a bylaw that would enact fines against landowners who renovict their tenants.

Renoviction is the process of evicting tenants under the guise of extensive renovations to their units.

David Hendry, an organizer with Vancouver Tenants Union, says it’s a step in the right direction.

“This is the first bylaw of its kind put forward by a municipal government that actually has some teeth, has some repercussions for landlords who undertake this,” he says.

Hendry says he’s pleased with the move, adding this will provide housing security to tenants.

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