The first day of every month is usually when tenants pay rent to landlords, but this month is different following a government ban on evictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Saskatchewan Landlords Association said the eviction ban is going to harm small landlords across the province the most, because there are no longer consequences for those who choose not to pay rent and are abusing the system. “I have been hearing from small landlords in the province and they are really concerned that they won’t be able to pay their own bills and that if they are not able to defer mortgages they may eventually lose their properties to the bank through foreclosure,” said Cameron Choquette, Saskatchewan Landlords Association’s executive director.