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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: ...
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BC Budget 2019
On February 19, 2019, the Honourable Carole James, Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier presented BC Budget 2019-20 with a st...
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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 ...
Speculation & Vacancy Tax Exemption Filing and Purpose-Built Rental Buildings
LandlordBC contacted the Minister of Finance to determine whether owners of purpose-built rental buildings would be required to declare an exemption for the Speculation & Vacancy Tax (purpose-built rental buildings are classed as “residential” for property tax purpose). ...
The Certified Rental Building Program – Why it is the Right Choice for Your Business
The Certified Rental Building (CRB) Program is a quality assurance program designated for landlords like you who take pride in their business and provide safe, secure purpose-built rental accommodations.
The CRB Program launched in British Columbia on November 26th, 2015...
Deadline for BC Assessment Appeals is January 31, 2019
LandlordBC is collaborating with Burgess Cawley Sullivan & Associates Ltd. to undertake a “mass appeal” of 2019 assessed values for multi-unit rental buildings…learn more below!
Burgess Cawley Sullivan & Associates Ltd. (BCS) and LandlordBC are collaborating to underta...
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:
Oh, every time it rains
It rains pennies from heaven
Don’t you know each cloud contains
Pennies from heaven
The song was about unexpected...
Rental Housing Task Force Recommendations
Good for Renters and Rental Housing Providers Alike
LandlordBC wishes to acknowledge the Rental Housing Task Force for undertaking a comprehensive review of the Residential Tenancy Act and putting forth a series of recommendations that strengthen consumer protections whi...
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 of rental housing in BC. In September of this year we undertook an expense analysis of a purpose-built rental building in Metro Vancouver integr...
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...