Douchebag house owner kicking my parents out

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by RevRav

^ I doubt OP's family and the landlord had an actual official lease sign.

Why would they not? the contract is free from the government website.

[sirdee]

just fyi if they kick you out for personal use they need to give you the last month rent free. And once you move out and the final property inspection is done they need to return the damage deposit minus any deficiency in 15 days or you can sue for double the damage deposit. If it is not stated in the contract that your parents have to move out at the end of the lease it reverts to a month to month basis which the land lord will nee to have just cause to evict you. But if u wanna piss them off just squat. from personal experience being a land lord you'll be there for at least 3 months. and they will loose the rent money + have to hire a bailiff to remove your stuff which will cost them about 1200 bucks. they can try to make you pay for the bailiff but really u don't have to. be warned though if u do squat when the bailiff comes and your parents r home he will just toss your stuff on the front yard. If you're not home the land lord will need to store all your belongings in a storage locker for 30 days which is another added cost to the land lord.

[Lihtan]

You can go to the RTB and dispute the eviction notice. Any claims that the landlord are trying to make against your parents need to substantiated by previous warning letters from the landlord. The burden of proof is on the landlords to prove. Make sure your parents document EVERYTHING, and keep all correspondence between the landords in writing. I've dealt with a lot of this in the last few months, lemme know if you need some help.

[Gridlock]

All of this is nothing if they signed a fixed term lease.

It sounds to me like its fixed term, which means that the landlord doesn't need to do anything. You don't need to sign a new contract with a regular lease..its defaults to month-to-month.

If its a fixed term, and they don't want to sign a new lease, then start packing baby, cause there is nothing they can do.