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You can use [http://www.tenants.bc.ca/main/?Templatedemandletters TRAC's template demand letter- Response to Illegal Eviction Notice]. | You can use [http://www.tenants.bc.ca/main/?Templatedemandletters TRAC's template demand letter- Response to Illegal Eviction Notice]. | ||
== Illegal activity == | |||
Under the ''[[Residential Tenancy Act]]'' a landlord can evict a tenant for illegal activity. Depending on the severity of the illegal activity the landlord may give the tenant a one month notice to move out, or may apply for a [[Residential Tenancy Branch]] order to get the tenant out right away. A tenant does not have to be convicted or even charged with a crime to be evicted for illegal activity. The standard of proof for ending a tenancy for illegal activity is the same as it is for ending the tenancy for cause. It is based on a “balance of probabilities”. | |||
===What sort of illegal activities can a tenant be evicted for?=== | |||
Not just any illegal activity is grounds for eviction. In order for a landlord to end a tenancy due to illegal activity the | |||
illegal activity must: | |||
*cause or be likely to cause damage to the landlord’s property, | |||
*adversely affect or be likely to adversely affect the quiet enjoyment, security, safety or physical well-being of another occupant of the residential property, | |||
*jeopardize, or be likely to jeopardize, a lawful right or interest of another occupant or the landlord. | |||
For more information about illegal activity that would be grounds for an eviction see the [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/documents/GL32.pdf Residential Tenancy Policy Guideline 32]. ''See Sections 47 and 56 of the [[Residential Tenancy Act|RTA]]'' | |||
