Citations:renoviction

Noun: "(British Columbia) the eviction of all of a building's tenants on the grounds that a large-scale renovation is planned"

 * 2008 — Jane Armstrong, "Joining forces in face of 'renoviction'", The Globe and Mail, 11 November 2008:
 * They say they are victims of a new trend in B.C. — nicknamed "renoviction" — in which landlords evict tenants by announcing big renovation plans.
 * 2009 — Matthew Burrows, "Vancouver council eases rules for Olympic rentals, calls on province to prohibit evictions", The Georgia Straight, 9 April 2009:
 * "We've had private discussions with staff to see if there's other legal tools we could use in the case of problems like the Seafield [Apartments] and the 'renovictions',
 * 2009 — "Tenant-landlord balance needed", Victoria Times Colonist, 29 April 2009:
 * Eviction through renovation, which rental activists call "renovictions," is a common complaint.
 * 2009 — Carlito Pablo, "Berkeley Apartments renters get eviction notices for renovations", The Georgia Straight, 11 May 2009:
 * Schaefer said he can't speak for everyone in the West End who has been subject to this practice that is commonly referred to as "renoviction".
 * 2009 — Shauna Lewis, "More West End evictions", Xtra!, 16 May 2009:
 * An HIV-positive man is the latest casualty in the ongoing string of West End rental disputes after another apartment building was mass evicted for what tenants are calling a "renoviction."
 * 2009 — Sara Newham, "Centre meeting draws four people on Drive", Xtra!, 4 June 2009:
 * While she acknowledged that there is a historical investment and purpose in keeping The Centre located in the West End — the heart of the gay community — she also pointed out that the city's queer demographics are shifting as the West End's rental rates and "renovictions" soar.
 * 2010 — Nathaniel Christopher, "West End could see more rentals if Coast Plaza converts", Xtra!, 14 April 2010:
 * If we can increase the supply in a big way it will increase the stock and thus reduce the demand to increase rent or get around the Residential Tenancy Act with things like renovictions."
 * 2010 — Denise Hanson, "Kitsilano daycare saga smacks of 'renoviction'", The Vancouver Courier, 30 July 2010:
 * Regarding her comment about hazardous infrastructure and safety, there have been no reports made available to the daycare operators, community care licensing or environmental health regarding these claims, and it smacks of the same "renoviction" excuses that tenants are told when being evicted from their homes that they have lived in for decades.
 * 2010 — Tiffany Crawford, "Mayor supports 'renoviction' victims at rally", The Vancouver Sun, 5 December 2010:
 * "I appreciate the hard work of the residents at Seafield to represent their rights and the rights of renters throughout Vancouver who are threatened with renovictions, and are victims to loopholes in the Residential Tenancy Act that mean renters lose their homes here in Vancouver all too often," he said.
 * 2011 — Robyn Smith, "West End tenants win 'renoviction' case", The Globe and Mail, 23 February 2011:
 * Some landlords have used the pretence of renovations to turn out renters paying less than market rates, an act casually known as a "renoviction."
 * 2011 — Erica Alini, "Vancouver—the most livable city?", Maclean's, 14 September 2011:
 * The city's blogs and online communities are filled with rants against so-called "renovictions," as landlords boot out long-time tenants to install hardwood floors and marble countertops in order to hike up rent or pay for things like security and safety upgrades.
 * 2012 — Cheryl Rossi, "City hall eyes online rental database", The Vancouver Courier, 20 January 2012:
 * The residents' association would parse the data to see "which companies and which landlords are really using 'renovictions' as a business model," she said.