Renovictions Done Right

Renovations are necessary and important for landlords to maintain and improve their properties. Improvements also benefit tenants in the long run. In many cases, vacant possession is necessary to complete the work, which displaces the current tenants in an already difficult housing market. As such, the government regulates "renovictions" – evictions for the purpose of renovations, repairs or demolition. The most recent amendments pertaining to renovictions, s. 10AB – AD of the Residential Tenancies Act, came into force in February 2023.

The basic elements of the new renoviction provisions are:

• A landlord is entitled to renovict if vacant possession of the residential premises is necessary for the desired demolition, repairs, or renovations, and it is done in good faith.