B.C. wants to make it harder to evict trailer park residents and give them more protection from redevelopment.
Under proposed legislative changes, the government would also strengthen protections for owners of manufactured homes by increasing the compensation they would receive if their trailer park closes or they are forced out.
Landlords would have to compensate former residents if they are displaced by a planned redevelopment that doesn’t proceed, and pay additional compensation if a manufactured home can’t be relocated.
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