Shirley Harkness says her recently evicted tenant caused around $8,000 in damage. This image has been altered to cover a profanity.
Brandon landlord Shirley Harkness started the eviction process with the Tenancies Branch in mid-December for damages to her rental property, failure to pay rent and alleged criminal activity. She says the tenant caused $8,000 in damages before finaly being evicted in February.Shirley Harkness says a tenant caused around $8,000 in damage at her Brandon rental home before he was evicted. This image has been digitally altered to obscure a profanity scrawled on the fridge behind her.
"The tenancy board does nothing for you," Harkness said. "It shouldn't be that ... a tenant has more rights in somebody's house than the owner of the house."Harkness had rented out her sole rental property for 4½ years without incident. She found a new tenant who seemed like a good fit — her only worry was that the property was not fully accessible, since he used a wheelchair at times. The tenant assured her the house worked and some helpers would look after him.
Harkness shows a thick wooden door that was kicked down. The room was also defaced with graffiti and the walls were partially spray-painted black. Landlord says he's owed thousands in rent, as Manitoba sheriffs won't enforce eviction order during pandemicShe also had trouble getting statements from her neighbours, since they had to include their names, phone numbers and addresses on any evidence she provided to the Tenancies Branch.The office in Brandon, a city of just over 54,000, has two full-time equivalent positions — a client service officer and a hearing officer, a provincial spokesperson told CBC.
"The jeopardy is huge for an honest landlord who ends up with a dishonest tenant, because one bad tenant not paying one month's rent could wipe out the profit of the property for years," Charach said.Winnipeg councillor wants province to license apartment buildings with crime, health, safety issuesVideo evidence can help, as can a sworn affidavit from someone like a neighbour, "because those hold more weight in court than an email," he said.
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