Landlords can still threaten tenants with eviction during the COVID-19 crisis, which has caused unprecedented job losses, according to a newly posted direction from the Ontario government. But landlords can still move to evict the tenant who may not understand those additional steps needed for a legal eviction. “By the province allowing for eviction notices to continue, it means that tenants are not only living through a public health crisis, they are also living month-to-month with an ongoing financial threat,” said Coun. “The initial notice, some tenants — many, many tenants— are going to think that that is actually an eviction notice and that they’re going to have to start packing up to get out,” she said. Matlow said the province needs to come up with a “clear strategy” to protect tenants, including rent forgiveness and subsidizing landlords like the up to $500 a month being promised by the B.C.

Source: thestar March 31, 2020 23:22 UTC