Dave Brighton has been given five eviction notices in the past six years. Breanna Karstens-Smith, Writer / Reporter, CTV Vancouver Published Sunday, April 7, 2019 A pair of Vancouver residents is preparing to take their landlord to the Residential Tenancy …
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