Anna Marie D'Angelo . News Reporter adangelo@nsnews.com LANDLORD Leo O’Neill used a piece of carpet on Oct. 11 to cover a large blood ~ Stain in the living room “of one of his suites. The 72-year-old | North Vancouver resident owns an . Older 10-unit commercial-resi- ‘dential building in the 100- block of West 15th Street in North Vancouver Ci Two tenants had lived ina southwest suite in the building for three months. The month- ly rent for the two-bedroom suite including heat was $750. O'Neill. said | the tenants ‘fought: and were _ noisy. Neighbours complained. ‘Police were called on several occasions.. O'Neill eventually went through a time consum- ing and costly process of evict- ing the tenants last month. On Octec}, the. tenants’ pusses- ions were removed by bailiffs paid by O'Neill. “This is the second time in ars that I had to use the - bailiffs," said O'Neill. He has evicted four or five © people over a/30-year period of owning rental properties. “My. ids tell: me, ‘Dad, ye "ve got to’check the refer: , ences.” T go: by my gut feel- ing,” said O'Neill. =~ He’ said the previous land: lord ‘of one of the evicted ten-.- ants,” came in person; to rec: ommend the tenant. O’Neill “ultimately © ‘spent ore, th: si 000 to evict the | He had ‘to ‘get-an eviction”: notice and_a possession order. He had: to attend hearings in .'. also had.to geta - from) Supreme ‘Vancouver. : Correction, Natice ; s, 3 Buy More Save More flyer, Beauty