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I'm on the side of the new owners on this one. The building is 100 years old, it obviously needs updating, and tenants are complaining about the things being done to upgrade their units. Give it a rest.
Anyone who has worked with contractors knows that its nearly impossible to figure out exactly when they're going to show up so giving an exact 24 hour notice is a guessing game.
The main tenant in the story is complaining that she came home and her fridge and stove were replaced. They took out her old ones and put in new ones and she's complaining about that. Yeesh lady, if they put in crap you could complain, if they put in new ones then thank them from saving you from a potential appliance breakdown and for the nicer appliances.
And yes, its disruptive to have demolition and renovation going on. That's how it works. Unless you want to move out, that's how renovations happen. Get over it. You're getting an updated, nicer building thats more attractive with better amenities. Be grateful that the owner's care about the place - the other option is your 100 yr old building continues to deteriorate and fall apart.
Those don't sound like very good reasons to ignore your legal obligations.
Which legal obligation are you referring to?
That was my point about contractors. Have you ever tried to hire a contractor?
Contractor: "I'll be there on Tuesday" "Oh sorry, we got called back to an emergency job, it'll be Thursday" "Uh, we got the top floor suites done on Thursday but didnt have time for the bottom floor, we should be good for those on Friday"
And thats not exaggerating, it happens all the time. So as a landlord am I gonna run to post a notice every time a contractor delays? Nope. If its a full building renovation Im gonna post on your door that, "We're doing renos on your floor for the next two weeks. Contractors will be in and out of your suite to do measurements for new appliances and cabinets during this time. Can't give you exact times because it depends on when they are available."
That's the real world, and tenants who want a 24 hr notice for every entry are being unrealistic.
Saddle up to get the law changed, then.
Well, sure, but thats a 5 year process. And Ive worked on changing landlord/tenant law with my own MLA but I live in AB.
The more salient point is 'dont complain about not getting a notice on your door when your landlord is trying to upgrade your living conditions, you're shooting yourself in the foot.'