Coronavirus: Saskatchewan suspends evictions during state of emergency The moratorium was put in place on March 26 and applied exclusively to cases of non-payment of rent.
The Office of Residential Tenancies continued to consider evictions involving abuse of property and/or violence.“When we started the process initially, we indicated that it was rent deferment, not a rent holiday,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan told reporters.The news comes following a push from the Saskatchewan Landlord Association, which called on the government last month to end the eviction ban, citing “just over $30 million arrears due to tenants not paying their rent.” The organization noted some tenants were deliberately not paying.