Former tenant Ashley MacDonald is organizing discussions with other evacuees about pursuing a class-action lawsuit against those responsible for the building’s problems.
Displaced residents who were told to vacate their 11-storey apartment building in Langford on Monday are banding together to fight for fair compensation as they scramble to find new homes in a tight housing market.
Centurion has offered $2,500 per unit in “compassionate assistance,” and promised to return damage deposits and refund rent from April 24 to 30. Residents who were paying through direct deposit have so far only received an initial $1,000 from Centurion, MacDonald said. MacDonald took only her essential belongings on Monday when the notice to vacate was issued, filling her car with clothes, toiletries, toys, dog supplies, groceries and sentimental items. The rest of her belongings — her furniture, kitchenware, a fridge full of food — are still in the building, because she doesn’t know if it’s safe to return.
A fundraiser for the displaced residents had raised ust over $7,000 through 39 donations as of Friday afternoon.
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