On November 16, 2004 the PPMA hosted a seminar on the Safer Communities and
Neighbourhoods Act. The speaker was Al Cameron, Manager – Investigations PSB
Investigation Unit. Mr. Cameron is one of a three-person task force whom
investigates claims from a resident in a neighbourhood who is concerned about
their safety.
The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act works by holding property owners
(that includes Landlords) accountable for threatening or disturbing activities
that regularly take place on their property. These activities must be related
to: unlawful drug use or dealing, prostitution and related activities, unlawful
sale of liquor or intoxicating substances and giving or selling intoxicating
substances to minors. The act refers to activities that are ongoing, not those
happening occasionally.
The seminar was very informative and I believe that all of us learned a great
deal. This Act supersedes the Residential Tenancies Act and it gave us, as
Landlords, the information required to vacate undesirable tenants when their
actions are not covered under the Residential Tenancies Act.
November Education Session-Safer Communities & Neighbourhoods Act
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