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Does Not Having a Written Agreement Mean I Don’t Have a Tenancy?
Does not having a written agreement mean I don’t have a tenancy? It’s an all-too-common question that many landlords find thems...
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Tips for Residents with a Balcony
Having a balcony of any size is often viewed as a big plus, and from plant lovers to those who love the outdoors, a balcony is ...
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The I Rent It Right™ Online Course Celebrates Six Years
In January 2017, LandlordBC introduced the I Rent It Right™ comprehensive online course, specifically tailored for the rental h...
A Look Ahead at 2023
Happy New Year! As we begin a new year, it's a great time to reflect on the changes and challenges that the rental housing industry has faced over the past few years. It's also a great time to look forward to what may lie ahead for our industry and LandlordBC as an associ...
A Year-End Message From Our CEO
As we approach the end of another year and reflect on the year that was, I’m sure like many of you, our members, I’m nervous about what the immediate future holds, but remain optimistic about the opportunities for our sector, province, and country.
Needless to say, 202...
The Real Source of the B.C. Housing Crisis: Governments, Taxes and Bureaucracy
Originally posted on The Globe and Mail
Housing supply and affordability is one of the leading issues across Canada, and the situation is particularly dire in Vancouver. We all recognize this, particularly developers, who for the most part are trying to be part of the so...
My Thoughts on the Below Inflation Permitted Rent Increase and Vacancy Control
By Jon Stovell, Reliance Properties
The provincial government’s decision to cap the 2023 rent increase to a maximum of 2 percent, 3.4 per cent below inflation, the pandemic-time rent freezes, and municipal development policies are making future rental housing projects ...
Vacancy Control Ultimately Harms Renters
Vacancy control would tie rent controls to a unit rather than the tenant. Currently, rental owners have the flexibility to adjust rents between tenants to account for building and unit upgrades and other increased costs like property taxes, insurance and utilities, all of...
FortisBC Rental Apartment Efficiency Program (RAP)
LandlordBC has had a long and mutually beneficial collaboration with FortisBC focused on delivering no-cost programs that improve energy efficiency to our members and the broader residential rental housing sector. One of the best and most successful programs is the Forti...
Rent Increase Cap
On Wednesday, September 7, BC’s Premier John Horgan announced that the 2023 standard annual rent increase percentage would not be based on inflation but instead capped at two percent. This percentage is in effect for any standard annual rent increase with an effective dat...
The Rental Housing Crisis is a Municipal Election Priority. Are You Ready to Take a Deep Dive Into What it Takes to Get Purpose-Built Rental Built in Your Community?
Elected municipal representatives have many responsibilities – from developing regulatory policies and bylaws to overseeing city services – but the choices they make on land-use and housing development are perhaps the most impactful and longest lasting decisions for the e...
Judge Quashes Vancouver’s Move to Enact Bylaws on Rent Control Between Tenancies
A British Columbia court has ruled that recently enacted Vancouver bylaws prohibiting rent increases between residential tenancies, a measure referred to as vacancy control, fall outside what the city is entitled to do.
The Aug. 3 Supreme Court of British Columbia judg...
Investing in Rental Stock: How the Industry is Renewing Existing Rental Buildings
*An original version of this article was first published in the summer 2022 edition of The Key magazine.
British Columbia is filled with countless aging purpose-built rental buildings (PBRs) constructed between the 1950s and 1980s, many of them nearing the end of their...