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Originally Posted by Traum
HappySlip,
A term lease is a term lease. It is a legally binding contract. Now, there are rules that governs how the contract is to be executed. Namely, if the landlord does not want to renewl the lease after the signed lease term expires, he has to follow the rules -- advanced notice, potential compensation for the tenant, etc. But as long as those rules have all been followed, he should be able to evict the tenant. Things change and become really stupid if the landlord allows the lease to turn into a month-to-month thing. But as long as it remains a term lease, the landlord should be able to enforce the eviction.
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Currently the only condition that landlord may enforce a vacancy clause at the end of a term lease is if the landlord or close family member plans to move into the unit. This must be specified in the tenancy/lease agreement (Reference Form RTB-1, Section 2, Box E
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/ho...tb1_chrome.pdf)
The only difference ticking over to a month-to-month tenancy agreement is that now the landlord must provide 2 months notice and 1 month's rent compensation.