Posted: May 20, 2021 5:00 AM PT | Last Updated: May 20
Shahra-sad Mohamed Warsame Ali and her husband Ali Hassan Hersi are suing Habitat for Humanity because they say they don t have an official mortgage on their home after six years of payments.(Yvette Brend/CBC News)
Two low-income families are suing Habitat for Humanity of Greater Vancouver for allegedly breaching oral contracts promising them a path to home ownership.
Two couples named in the civil lawsuit say they signed papers and started paying an interest-free mortgage issued by the non-profit group, but now fear they may never actually own the properties they live in. They have no documents outlining the terms of the original deals .