B.C. seniors advocate seeks tenancy protection for residents of retirement homes

British Columbia’s seniors advocate has called for the enforcement of tenancy laws to protect retirement home residents who he said face illegal rent increases and evictions.Dan Levitt said the province must ensure that the Residential Tenancy Branch enforces the law in retirement homes to make sure the annual allowable rent increase, set at 3.5 per cent in 2024, is followed.According to a report released by the Office of the Seniors Advocate Thursday, many seniors living in retirement homes are at “risk of eviction,” with landlords notifying them to pay increases in service costs or face the prospect of having to find another place to live.