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What Do Landlord Associations Actually Do for You?

Guest post written by LandlordBC partner Pendo Full disclosure before we dive in: at Pendo, we think landlord associations are important. For one thing, they share our mission – to create happy coexistence between you and your tenants, and to help you turn your prop...
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Help Is On The Way! Becoming A Landlord – Empty Homes Tax Support

LandlordBC - How we can help! Low rental vacancy rates are putting stress on Vancouver’s renters.  The City of Vancouver’s new Empty Homes Tax is an initiative to help relieve low vacancy rates and LandlordBC is here to help you gain the knowledge and expertise you n...
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Are Your Rental Properties Ready for Spring?

Believe it or not the first day of spring, March 20th, is just around the corner. Now is the time to start thinking about how to get your rental buildings and any common property prepared for the season, especially after the wallop of winter that many felt this year. H...
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My Rental Housing ‘Influence’ Wish List

Earlier this month I was included in a section of Victoria-based Boulevard Magazine called The Influencers. I often say I have a face for radio, but their photographer worked wonders with the raw materials I provided and it’s flattering to be included. However, it made me...
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It’s time to help renters with a national portable housing benefit!

The recent commitment of the Federal government to formalize a National Housing Strategy is a critically important departure from the neglect of successive governments on this file for the past several decades.  However, as the saying goes, the devil is in the details, an...
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BC launches landlord registry to professionalize rental industry 

January 18, 2017, Victoria, B.C. – A registry for landlords designed to professionalize the rental industry throughout the province launched today. The registry developed by LandlordBC will allow tenants to screen their potential landlords to ensure they are familiar with...
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We’re starting a registry for landlords in BC and here’s why….

A few years ago a much-loved advertising campaign garnered attention around the globe: British Columbia, the best place on earth. Like many BCers, I believe this to be true; we are fortunate to live here. However, despite its climate and beauty, for many, our province has...
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Fire Safety & the RTB

For responsible building owners and property managers, the decision to prepare and implement a fire safety plan should be obvious. A fire safety plan is a cost-effective way to dramatically improve the level of life safety for building occupants and to increase the level ...