News Items tag as: Office of the Ombudsperson Province of British Columbia

Penticton to pay vulnerable woman $140K for selling her home for unpaid tax bill
December 14, 2021 - 2:33 PM

Penticton city council offered an official apology and voted to reimburse a vulnerable woman negatively impacted by the forced sale of her property and subsequent eviction.
'Just one phone call:' Sister of woman who lost home in Penticton tax sale demands change
December 11, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The sister of a Penticton woman turfed out of her home over a $10,000 unpaid tax bill describes the City's behaviour as "obscene" and says its failure to act has cost her sister her entire livelihood.
City of Penticton won't compensate vulnerable woman over forced sale of house
December 09, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The City of Penticton has no intention of repaying a vulnerable woman whose house it forced her to sell at a tax auction so it could collect $10,000 in unpaid taxes.
City of Penticton sells vulnerable woman's home over $10K unpaid tax bill
December 08, 2021 - 10:34 AM

The B.C. Ombudsperson is slamming the City of Penticton after it forced a vulnerable woman's out of her home and then sold it for half the market value due to a $10,000 unpaid tax bill.
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Penticton to pay vulnerable woman $140K for selling her home for unpaid tax bill