Landlord Redeveloping Building
So the land my wife's retail space is on (it's a store front in downtown Vancouver, B.C.) is being redeveloped and she had just been given two month's notice.

Two questions:

1. Does the landlord have to give us more than 60 days notice?
2. we are only 10 months into a 24 month contract so do they face any penalties or any monies they owe us since we have to move now etc.?

I'm pretty sure a lot of you will say "check your lease", but I'm guessing I'm asking in regards to B.C. Commercial Real Estate laws if such a thing exists.

Thank you in advance and I hope everyone has a good weekend!
[{"id": "fg59rjn", "text": "As you said, the correct answer is to check your lease. It will likely state a specific notice period and possibly even a clause related to a landlord right to early terminate if this has been planned for a while. While I\u2019m not aware of Canadian law, the laws you are searching for are referred to as \u201cuniform tenant landlord\u201d acts in the US and typically only apply to residential, not commercial tenancies.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fg5ajzg", "text": "Sorry, you need to check your lease. \n\nIf there is nothing in your lease about them terminating early (there will be) then they cant really ask you to leave unless you agree.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fg5b2ow", "text": "It is important that you do not agree with the landlord. Ie, that you do not accept.\n\nBasically there aren't statutes that deal with commercial tenancies in BC. ie, there is a residential tenancy act for residences, bit no such act for commercial.\n\nThe relevant law involved are contract law, and common law related to real estate.\n\nYou must refer to your lease. I suggest you contact a lawyer that specializes in real estate. The lease is probably 50 pages, but read through it.\n\nThere should be multiple provisions in the lease that deal with ending the tenancy and breach of contract. Specifically look for language about redevelopment.\n\nDoes your lease have renewal provisions (tenant's right to renew)? Did you make costly renovations to the space? Is your current rent lower than market? I suspect that there a numerous business expenses related to moving, including renovation/ building out a new space, transportation, and even marketing. \n\nOnly a lawyer will be able to determine your rights, and what you might be entitled to as compensation.\n\nGood luck", "replies": [{"id": "fg5vyer", "text": "Thanks for the gold kind stranger!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fg5g404", "text": "check your lease but end of day you're fucked.  you won't have much luck getting recourse imo.  maybe you'll get lucky and get some sort of $ for compensation but I highly doubt it.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fg5zn08", "text": "Commercial isn't affected by Residential Tenancy notice periods (2 month/4 months, etc) and notice periods are set out via contract law only.  \n\n\nCheck your specific lease, or consult a lawyer or your agent. \n\n&amp;#x200B;\n\nSource: I'm licensed in BC.\n\n&amp;#x200B;\n\nShameless plug: If she needs a new space and you don't already have an agent, PM me.", "replies": [{"id": "fgv86zf", "text": "Thanks I'm sent you a message (sorry I clicked on the chat window at first but I've sent a PM now).", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fg8rxwv", "text": "Thank you everyone for all the help!", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]