A mother and her young son will spend the Thanksgiving Day weekend moving out of an apartment in Labrador City after being unexpectedly asked to leave by the landlord.

Taylor Joe told CBC News she was given less than two weeks to leave the apartment, and believes they are being kicked out in order to make room for contractors.

She also suggested the fact she has a young son, Seth, is a factor.

The news came as a shock to Joe, but luckily she has found another apartment, and plans to move in this weekend.

"It was pretty devastating," she said.

The landlord declined an interview request.

Getting bad vibes

Seth's dad is leaving Labrador City to find work in Alberta.

Joe started getting bad vibes when she began efforts to have the apartment transferred into her name.

She was hoping to apply for government assistance as well, since Labrador City is an expensive rental market.

"I was investing money in it, and it all just came crashing down for no reason," she said.

"To get out on my own, I was happy," she added.

When she went to pay this month's rent, she received a call from her landlord, June Hoskins.

"So when she called me the only concerns she had on that phone was about my child. About the apartment being newly renovated and is my child ... going to ruin the place ... and is he going to be able to keep quiet during the day because her intentions for this building was for contractors."

An eviction notice was emailed to her from her landlord the next day, giving her less than two weeks to find a new place.

The email doesn't give a specific reason, but Joe believes her son is the reason she's being evicted.

"Because we went to change the name I feel like it was her opportunity to get me and the kid out of the apartment ...," she said.

Lucky to have options

Joe says she's tried to contact her landlord, but didn't get a response.

"When I first came here I thought, obviously, they were nice people. But for someone to ... give a mother and a two-year-old 11 days to find somewhere to live? It shows what kind of person you are, I think," he said.

Joe has found a new place to live, just down the road from her current apartment.

But she wonders how someone with fewer options would have fared.

Now, instead of a relaxing long weekend with her son, she said she'll spend her time relocating.