News
Follow-Up: Residential Rental Tenure Zoning
On July 3, 3019 LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak sent a letter to City of Victoria Mayor and Council regarding a staff report entit...
News
Letter to City of Victoria Mayor and Council: Residential Rental Tenure Zoning
Below is a letter LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak sent to City of Victoria Mayor and Council on July 3, 2019 regarding a staff rep...
Media Coverage
Ten on the 10th: Rental Housing Industry Q&A with David Hutniak of LandlordBC
Citified's Ten on the 10th is a monthly question-and-answer segment connecting readers with the insight and knowledge of Victor...
Aarti Investments Ltd. v. Baumann Court of Appeal Decision
An important outcome for residential landlords
Recently, reasons for judgment in the case of Aarti Investments Ltd. v. Baumann were released by the Court of Appeal. This case provided the Court of Appeal with a rare opportunity to clarify section 49(6) of the Residentia...
Our community needs your support for secure purpose-built rental housing
Mayor Kennedy Stewart and Council will be considering a rezoning application at a public hearing to be held Tuesday May 14th, 2019 at 6pm at Vancouver City Hall. The decision taken at this hearing will have far-reaching consequences for all future redevelopment of aging ...
2019 Property Taxation: Distribution of Property Tax Levy
Below is a letter CEO David Hutniak sent to City of Vancouver Mayor, Kennedy Stewart and the City Council on April 25th. We encourage all rental housing providers to write Mayor Stewart and Council requesting that they accept City of Vancouver Staff's recommendation NOT t...
Understanding BC’s History of Rent Control and Tax Policy to Improve Today’s Rental Housing Crisis
LandlordBC has produced a white paper, UNDERSTANDING BC'S HISTORY OF RENT CONTROLS AND TAX POLICY, intended to demonstrate that the “success” of the mid-80s Multiple Unit Residential Building (MURB) program was less about the deferred taxation benefits and more about the ...
Want more market rental housing without taxpayer subsidies? Here’s how.
NEWS RELEASE
VANCOUVER, BC – It is generally agreed that British Columbia is currently challenged by a rental housing supply and unaffordability crisis, particularly in the province’s large urban centres. Understanding that approximately one-third of British Columbians a...
An Open Letter to Mayor Stewart & Council – Reject Motion 6 Re: Rental 100
On Tuesday evening, the Vancouver City Council will vote on Motion 6 “Re-conceptualizing the City’s Rental 100 Program.” LandlordBC is asking the Mayor and Council of Vancouver to reject Motion 6 and we request that the City staff immediately start working with stakeholde...
Fixed Term Tenancies and Notices to End Tenancy
A recent B.C. Court of Appeal ruling highlighted an issue that, while rare, can cause significant problems and disputes for landlords and tenants. The issue at the heart of this ruling was a confusion of the rules surrounding a fixed term tenancy and the two-month notice,...
5 Reasons Every Landlord Should Enroll in Landlord Registry™
By Hollyburn Properties
At Hollyburn, our business is anchored in four core principles that guide every member of our team: professionalism, service, quality, and commitment.
In order to uphold these standards across our portfolio we feel a responsibility to self-go...
BC Budget 2019
On February 19, 2019, the Honourable Carole James, Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier presented BC Budget 2019-20 with a stated premise to “create opportunities to make life better for people”. With Budget 2019 the BC NDP government is working to continue implementin...
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Speculation Tax Declaration and Purpose-Built Rental Buildings
LandlordBC, through the course of additional communication with the BC Minister of Finance, confirmed that while purpose-built rental buildings are excluded from the definition of residential property under the Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act, and exempt from the tax, own...