Relaxed Eviction Rules Now In Place

Relaxed eviction rules now in place; existing tenant eviction orders can be enforced starting July 2, 2020.

Landlords with existing eviction orders can, if necessary, take tenants to court to enforce the order starting on July 2 as part of the provincial government’s recent relaxing of tenancy rule restrictions that were implemented at the beginning of the pandemic.

The relaxed rules also immediately allow landlords to:

issue a Notice to End Tenancy for any reason other than unpaid or late payment rent, subject to a notice period;
enforce a writ order;
enter a rental suite with 24-hour notice without the tenant’s consent, as long as they follow health guidelines like physical distancing, cleaning, and wearing masks when appropriate;
personally serve documents to tenants; and
restrict access to common spaces for COVID-19 related health reasons.

Information obtained from REBGV