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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 ...

November 13, 2018

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...

September 27, 2018

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...

September 26, 2018

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...

September 26, 2018

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...

September 24, 2018

“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...

September 18, 2018

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 ...

September 7, 2018

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...

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