s.73 — Demolition, conversion, repairs

73 (1) The Board shall not make an order terminating a tenancy and evicting the tenant in an application under section 69 based on a notice of termination under section 50 unless it is satisfied that, (a) the landlord intends in good faith to carry out the activity on which the notice of termination was based; and (b) the landlord has, (i) obtained all necessary permits or other authority that may be required to carry out the activity on which the notice of termination was based, or (ii) has taken all reasonable steps to obtain all necessary permits or other authority that may be required to carry out the activity on which the notice of termination was based, if it is not possible to obtain the permits or other authority until the rental unit is vacant. (2) In determining the good faith of the landlord in an application described in subsection (1), the Board may consider any evidence the Board considers relevant that relates to the landlord’s previous use of notices of termination under section 48, 49 or 50 in respect of the same or a different rental unit. (3) Subsection (2) applies with respect to any application described in subsection (1) that, (a) is made on or after the day section 13 of Schedule 4 to the Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020 comes into force; or (b) was made before that day and was not finally determined before that day.