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Rent Banks – An Additional Resource for Landlords

Rent banks are not only for tenants but they are also an additional resource for landlords, too. How do rent banks work? Rent banks across the province provide small, interest-free loans to eligible low and moderate income renters. They help renters, who find themselv...
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Fall Economic Statement Impacts on Rental Housing Sector

Finance Minister Freeland delivered the Fall Economic Statement on November 30. The main areas on which the Statement impacts the rental housing sector include the following: No new taxes on rental investments:  Our sector has been increasingly concerned ...
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Rent Freeze Extended, Pending Increases Cancelled

While we now effectively have the final results of the October 24, 2020 provincial election (subject to one recount), we congratulate Mr. Horgan and the BC NDP on their securing a majority government.  We look forward to continuing to constructively collaborate with the g...
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50 Years of Learning From and Writing History

Fifty years ago, an influx of rental housing development shaped legislation and helped solidify landlord associations in BC Seven years ago, the BC Apartment Owners and Managers Association (BCAOMA), the Rental Owners and Managers Society of BC (ROMS BC), and the Renta...