Seniors at Montreal residence win battle to avoid eviction [Video]

Seniors living at a downtown Montreal apartment complex who feared they would be evicted received some good news after a legal battle that has been waging for over two years.

The save Mont-Carmel committe (Comite Sauvons le Mont-Carmel) sent a message to residents on Rene-Levesque Boulevard and their allies that the building’s owner Henry Zavryiev “is backing down and giving up on evicting the current residents.”

The Residence Mont-Carmel used to provide nursing care for seniors. It was purchased in December 2021 by Henry Zavriyev, who immediately announced he would return the building to a regular housing complex, and was accused of pressuring tenants to cancel their leases. The fight eventually escalated to Quebec’s Court of Appeal.

He sent a letter to residents on March 12 advising them that he was revoking the eviction notices.

“This setback is certainly a victory, but it is only a partial one, given that …