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Seniors Advocate Urges Landlords to Drop Eviction Over Seventy-Four Dollars

British Columbias seniors advocate is pushing landlords in Cook Street Village to drop an eviction against a sixty-three-year-old tenant over just seventy-four dollars and fifty-two cents in missed rent increase payments. The man overlooked a digital notice because he recently switched to a basic flip phone after his smartphone broke, highlighting struggles with online systems. Many older renters face the same hurdles, the advocate notes, as housing and banking services shift digital without enough help for those who cant keep up or afford devices. The situation underscores the growing pressures on seniors as one in five British Columbians tops sixty-five, soon rising to one in four, urging more investment in housing aid to keep folks stably housed.

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