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Seismic Retrofits in Multi-Residential Buildings
This article was originally published in the 2023 Fall issue of LandlordBC’s The Key magazine
By Leon Plett, P.Eng., MIStruc...
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The RTB’s Additional Rent Increase for Capital Expenditures: Predictability and Sustainability for Landlords and Tenants
In British Columbia, the Rental Tenancy Branch (RTB) provides landlords with the ability to apply for an Additional Rent Increa...
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CMHC Rental Market Report 2024
Understanding the importance of turnover
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of rent growth cooled significa...
Federal Government Fall Economic Statement – Adding Secondary Suites to Single-Family Homes
Even in Canada's biggest, densest cities, decades of restrictive zoning by municipal governments have built communities primarily comprised of single-family homes. Many homeowners, such as retirees, no longer use all of the space that comes with a single-family home. Yet,...
Financialization of Purpose-Built Rental Housing
On November 4th 2024 Sean Fraser, Federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure & Communities tabled his September 23, 2024 response to the review panel on the Financialization of Purpose-Built Rental Housing in Parliament. It’s an informative read.
While our sector cont...
CleanBC Multi-Unit Residential Building Retrofit Program Launch
Unlock Financial Rebates and enhanced Retrofit Support with CleanBC’s New MURB Program and LandlordBC’s Rental Apartment Retrofit Accelerator (RARA)
New financial rebates and retrofit support are now available for market rental buildings through the CleanBC Multi-Unit ...
North Vancouver Launches Free E-Cargo Bike Pilot Program
In partnership with the District of North Vancouver (DNV) and the City of North Vancouver (CNV), BCAA’s Evolve E-Bike Share is launching an innovative E-Cargo Bike Pilot Program for North Vancouver locals – the first of its kind in British Columbia.
Supported by BC...
2025 Rent Increase Announced
2025's standard rent increase has been set at 3%, directly tied to the inflation rate as of the end of July. This marks a shift from previous years when rent increase caps were manually set by the government without a direct correlation to inflation, often placing financi...
Furnished Rentals
The complexities of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) and its application to various housing typologies, including furnished units, serve as a critical point of consideration for both landlords and tenants in British Columbia’s housing market. The RTA's broad and somewhat...
NEWS RELEASE: The BC NDP’s April 2, 2024, Announcement: A Missed Opportunity for Landlord Support
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Every enlightened level of government understands that the rental housing crisis BC is experiencing is fundamentally a result of insufficient supply. While LandlordBC applauds the many measures and innovations advanced by the BC NDP to increa...
How Should We Think About Rent Control
As advocates for a strong and healthy rental housing ecosystem in BC, LandlordBC has long argued that rent control isn’t a recipe for broad rental housing affordability. Anyone truly paying attention knows that rent control leads to a decay of existing stock due to lack ...
Smooth Sailing: Transitioning from Airbnb to Long-Term Residential Tenancies
When faced with the provincial legislation coming into effect May of 2024 that restricts Airbnb and similar short-term vacation/travel accommodations, many property owners are considering their options. Aside from selling, the only other viable option for most owners is t...
BC Court of Appeal Releases Decision Regarding Rent Increases between Tenancies in City of Vancouver
On Friday the BC Court of Appeal (the “BCCA”) released its decision Vancouver (City) v Pender Lodge Holdings Ltd., 2024 BCCA 37. This decision considered bylaws adopted by the City of Vancouver (the “COV”) to limit rent increases between tenancies in privately-owned r...