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renovict en · VERB

Etymology

Blend of renovate + evict.

Meanings

1. (Canada) To evict (a tenant) on the grounds that a large-scale renovation is planned.
   • The apartment is smaller than one she had previously, from which she says she was renovicted, or forced to move so the landowner could renovate. 2014 January 29, Andrew MacLeod, “High BC Housing Costs Weaken Economy, Drive Inequality”, in The Tyee:
   • “That’s a very large increase from 2011,” Mr. Robertson told reporters at a briefing about the release of preliminary numbers, noting it has been driven by such factors as delayed social-housing projects and lower shelter capacity due to less money from the province, as well as people “renovicted” from single-room-occupancy housing. 2014 April 23, Ian Bailey, “Robertson calls five per cent rise in Vancouver homeless 'frustrating'”, in The Globe and Mail:
   • It's one of the main reasons why Vancouver had the highest homeless count it's ever had last year – because people are being renovicted from SROs. 2015 June 19, Justin McElroy, “Renoviction roller coaster for Vancouver man ends with Pyrrhic victory”, in Global News:
   • On Monday, the borough of Verdun issued Qiu a 72-hour emergency evacuation order, giving her until Thursday to leave her home, because the building has been deemed unsafe due to the lack of heating. Jing Zeng, Qiu's daughter, says this seems to be part of the landlord's plan to renovict her mother. 2023 November 2, Sabrina Jonas, Rowan Kennedy, “Verdun senior kicked out of home after landlord cuts heat during renovations”, in CBC News:
   • If I were to be renovicted I would have to think about where I am going to live," she said. 2014 November 4, “Terrace city council candidate: Lucy Praught”, in Terrace Standard:

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