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"It's illegal," said Josh Paterson, executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.

"As far as we're concerned, based on the information we know, it was illegal for the landlord to let anyone in or go in themselves."

Paterson says provincial tenancy laws only allow landlords to enter suites with the permission of the tenant or in an emergency.

Provincial privacy laws also forbid anyone to enter a private dwelling without permission, he said.