香港基本房屋单位条例将于周日生效，要求房东翻新物业以符合新标准。这项新法规已导致一些租户被驱逐，例如深水埗的怡华大厦有超过200户家庭被迫搬离。租户如陈世超面临寻找负担得起替代住所的挑战。
香港的基本房屋单位条例将于3月2日生效，该条例规定只有获得认证的细分为单位——即符合最低标准的细分房屋——才能在市场上出租。房东有四年时间进行整改，在此期间仍可出租不合标准的物业。
以深水埗怡华大厦为例，这座老旧建筑的房东于去年12月通知超过200户租户在三个月内搬离，以便进行翻新以符合条例要求。72岁的陈世超在该大厦租住一个60平方英尺的细分单位，每月租金3000港元。他靠每月约5000港元的社福开支和2500港元的租金补贴生活，并亲自粉刷墙壁并设置厨房，使狭小空间更宜居。
陈世超患有慢性病，行动不便，该大厦配备电梯且距当地街市仅500米，这对他来说非常方便。但此次通知打乱了他的两年租约，他对突然变动感到意外。
条例旨在改善细分房屋的安全和生活质量，但批评者担心这将加剧低收入群体的住房压力。社团组织和社会团体已呼吁政府提供更多过渡住房支持。
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