The NB Coalition for Tenants Rights has received information that landlords seeking to sell their properties are requiring tenants to permit prospective buyers into their units despite Level 3 public health restrictions being in place across the province.
We are currently limited to a single household bubble. Why are tenants being required to let strangers into their homes? Moreover, tenants have nowhere safe to go while their units are being shown. Most public spaces are closed or have significantly limited capacity and Health Minister Dorothy Shephard has stated that New Brunswickers need to assume COVID is everywhere.
The Coalition believes that this puts tenants at risk and undermines public health efforts to combat COVID-19.
‘There is no reason why New Brunswick renters should be forced to put their lives at risk so that their landlord can close a real estate deal,’ said Jael Duarte, the Tenants Advocate for the NB Coalition for Tenants Rights.
We are urging immediate action from the Government of New Brunswick to protect tenants. Landlords should not be permitted to require tenants to allow strangers into their homes.