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February 1, 2019

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...

January 28, 2019

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). ...

January 28, 2019

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...

January 18, 2019

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...

December 18, 2018

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...

December 17, 2018

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...

December 11, 2018

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...

December 5, 2018

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 ...

December 4, 2018

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 ...

November 23, 2018

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 ...

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