Even if you receive notice, it will have to state the reason or reasons for eviction. If it does not have to do with non payment of rent, they still have to give you 30 days notice in most cases and refund your damage deposit. For example, the building I rented in when I was young evicted myself and several tenants because they wanted to renovate some units and rent them for a higher price. They still had to give us 30 days notice and refund our damage deposits automatically, no questions asked. If you are a good tenant, try and figure out the REAL reason behind the eviction. They may have similar intentions; they may want to give the space to a relative. This may all be a shell game.

Contact the residential tenancy branch((within 7 days of receiving written notice) or the equivalent office in your area, if you are served an eviction notice and schedule a hearing. They will inform the landlord and there is nothing they can do to you until the hearing. This usually takes 6-8 weeks due to the backlog in their case load.

Once you go to the hearing, which may be via teleconference, if all parties agree, make your points and your landlord will make theirs. The judge or justic will make their ruling and you will have 30 days from that time to vacate the premises,. There you just bought plenty of time to find a new place.

The only thing that can caude quick evictions is non-payment of rent or extreme behavior like lighting fires or shooting guns in the back yard, basically stuff that involves cops attending and you being arrested. If you are well-behaved, pay your rent on time, and you know your rights it takes months to evict you. This works better in professionally managed buildings, however. Renting a suite in someone's house is a little tricky cause you may get into a physical conflict with that person if you refuse to just leave when they initially serve you paperwork.

Good luck.