Tenants of a building in Lower Sackville, N.S., are being evicted after the building's sprinkler systems malfunctioned in temperatures diving below –20. Their landlord says their apartments are condemned due to water damage.
Elizabeth Muise, left, was served an eviction notice and didn't know she had a right to a hearing through the residential tenancies program. She's pictured with her daughter Deanne.
They were told their homes had been condemned by the landlord's insurance adjuster, meaning their tenancy was terminated and they had less than a week to clean up their things and not return. The tenants were told when the repairs were complete, they could sign a new lease with a higher rent. Waye said the residential tenancies officer who presides over the hearing would take into account all the evidence on both sides and determine the next steps.
"These are our seniors, and they are being put out of their homes," she said. "Allan and I could not sleep at night and put our head on a pillow knowing they have no home. I couldn't be part of that.""I understand that two apartments were really damaged and they couldn't stay in there while the work was being done," she said. "I totally understand that. But the rest of them were quite fine to be left in there and to be worked around.
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