A Saskatoon landlord and his daughter say they could be in for a lengthy eviction battle with a tenant.
Debora Senger and her father, who owns the home on the 400 block of Avenue R South, served an eviction notice Sept. 16 but say the tenant doesn’t want to leave.
“She hasn’t paid full rent in four months. In addition, she hasn’t paid any of the utilities to the point at which the water was cut off about a month and a half ago,” Senger said.
Senger’s father is 72 years old and on continuous oxygen, so she helps him manage the property.
She said last week debris and needles were strewn across the yard and that she believes other people have begun squatting on the property.
She recently boarded up the windows in an attempt to keep out would-be squatters and hired a crew to remove some of the debris over the weekend.
Senger is still waiting to set up a hearing to retake possession of the home.
“Our hope is to have the tenant ultimately vacate the premises,” she said.
Senger said she and her father believe the best-case scenario, at this point, is for the tenant to be out by late October.
