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Taxes and Price Increases from Heaven
By Jeff Hayes LL.M, Lantern Properties Ltd.
The first verse of the 1936 classic song “Pennies from Heaven” goes like this:
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Rental Housing Task Force Recommendations
Good for Renters and Rental Housing Providers Alike
LandlordBC wishes to acknowledge the Rental Housing Task Force for underta...
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Vancouver City Councillors to Consider 4.9% Property Tax Increase
Rental Housing Needs to be Exempt
LandlordBC is a non-profit industry association representing over 3,300 owners and managers ...
LandlordBC reaction to the City of Vancouver’s Motion to Protect Renters
LandlordBC and our members recognize that there is a rental housing crisis not just in Vancouver but in many other communities across BC. This crisis is driven by a lack of rental housing options and it affects all of us. The situation is further exacerbated by the fact ...
North Shore Engages Young Adults in Civic Politics
On November 15, 2018 the Arc’teryx’s North Vancouver Headquarters office was buzzing with young citizens eager to participate in the kickoff of the North Shore Young Citizens’ Forum (the Forum), an initiative that strives to engage young people who live, work or study on ...
We Have to Rebut this Vancouver Sun Article. No More “Cherry-Picking”
https://vancouversun.com/business/local-business/developers-oppose-proposed-rent-controls-as-city-of-vancouver-considers-motion-to-protect-tenants
This statement: “(In Manitoba) vacancy control hasn’t had any discernible effect on new rental supply”, found in the ...
You Must Say No To Vacancy Control – A Letter to Mayor & Council
The following is a letter written by LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak, and sent to City of Vancouver Mayor and Council on November 9, 2018.
Dear Mayor and Council,
LandlordBC is the province-wide voice of the rental housing industry in British Columbia, committed to the...
New Rent Increase – What You Need to Know
This information was released to LandlordBC members on Wednesday, September 26th, 2018. We are offering this important information to non-members today in recognition of our commitment to support all residential rental housing landlords and property managers in BC. Govern...
LandlordBC’s Response to Premiers Maximum Rent Increase Formula Announcement
Today Premier Horgan and Housing Minister Selina Robinson announced that their government will be adopting the recommendations of the Rental Housing Task Force as they pertain to the maximum allowable increase formula under the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA). This will me...
LandlordBC’s Response to the Rental Housing Task Force Recommendations
On Monday September 24, 2018 BC’s Rental Housing Task Force announced that it was pre-empting its report to the Premier and Housing Minister to provide recommendations to the Government, for its consideration, specific to the maximum annual allowable increase formula unde...
“Walk A Mile In My Shoes” A Delta BC Home Owner & Landlord Writes Housing Minister Robinson
This emailed letter was forwarded to LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak September 23, 2018. It was written by a Delta, BC resident who requires a secondary suite so that they can afford to keep their home. Secondary suites are critical to the provision of long term rental hou...
A 10-Year Analysis of Rental Building Expenses vs. RTA Maximum Allowable Rent Increase
Repeatedly, governments have tried to solve the problem of housing by trying to control demand. Rent controls and other restrictions have been around since the 1970’s and have never worked to alleviate the issues. These tactics only serve to band-aid the rental housing ...
The Residential Tenancy Branch has announced maximum allowable rent increase for 2019 of 4.5%.
B.C. landlords can choose to increase rent once annually. The maximum percentage increase allowed each year is the inflation rate plus 2%. The inflation rate, calculated using the 12-month average percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for British Columbia ending i...