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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,...
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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: professionalism, service, quality, and commitment. In order to uphold these standards across our portfolio we feel a responsibility to self-go...
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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 stated premise to “create opportunities to make life better for people”.  With Budget 2019 the BC NDP government is working to continue implementin...
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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...
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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: 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...
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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 undertaking a comprehensive review of the Residential Tenancy Act and putting forth a series of recommendations that strengthen consumer protections whi...
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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 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...