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They fled danger and uncertainty to come to Ontario for a better life.

The last thing the Syrian refugee family expected was to face eviction from their new home.

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But that’s the reality for Muhammad Othman, his wife and three young children, Kurdish Syrians who arrived in London only four months ago from Lebanon.

The reason for the ominous new twist in their lives that’s left Othman feeling “miserable”?

I came here to be a very good citizen and didn’t want a bad record

Too much noise from their place — the sound of furniture moving and, apparently, a child or children running.

“I was very happy and looking forward to (coming to Canada),” said Othman, through translator Daryos Dary, who is helping the family to adjust.

Last week, the family received a notice threatening to end their tenancy in the west London apartment owned by rental giant CAPREIT, saying they had seven days “to stop the activities or correct the behaviour described . . . and avoid eviction.”