BC Facing Rental Crisis
Report on the BC rental housing crisis as aired on Breakfast Television on December 9th, 2014. Please click here for the video.
Rental Crunch: Part 1
Battle for a dwindling stock of available suites nears crisis levels in B.C.By Kent Spencer, The Province
Seventy per cent of B.C. renters say that if they wanted to move, they would find it difficult or impossible to find another rental.
That statistic, accordi...
Hoarding: New rights for tenants that aren’t sitting well with landlords
16×9 originally aired “Hoarder’s Law” on November 23rd, 2013By Hannah James, 16x9
Three years ago, Steven Vassilev was thrown into the public eye and labelled a “hoarder” by some of his neighbours. His newspaper and book collection – some of it on his balcony – help...
The tenant who will not leave
Angela Cunningham claims she’s getting the runaround from B.C.'s Residential Tenancy Branch, and wonders if legislation is biased toward the renterBy Cassidy Olivier, The Province
Prince George resident Angela Cunningham thought she had found the perfect tenant in J...
BC Chamber of Commerce Supports Phasing Out Provincial Control of Rent Increases
Rent control has been – and continues to be – a widely debated topic. Economists and business groups generally take a position against rent controls, while socially-minded advocacy groups generally stand in support of controlling residential rents. The former groups a...
B.C. landlords call for bad-tenants registry
CBC News tracked one couple who lived nearly rent-free at 5 rental properties since 2012CBC News
A CBC News investigation exposing how a Maple Ridge couple paid little or no rent at several homes over the last two years is spurring renewed calls for a bad-tenants re...
Property management firm forced to pay $25K after B.C. man's home trashed by tenant
Court finds Meadow Ridge Classic Realty did not properly vet tenant Sherri Fontaine for homeowner Mostafa SaidBy Jenni Sheppard, CBC News
A Maple Ridge man is warning homeowners to take care over property management firms, after his house was left in a state of ho...
Three rental landlord associations merge into one – Business in Vancouver
Three associations that represented landlords in B.C. have been merged into a single organization.
The new Rental Housing Council has been formed from the original council and two other associations: the Rental Owners and Managers Society of BC and the BC Apartment ...
How to be a landlord in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Faisal Yonadim doesn’t mind sharing his home with strangers — as long they aren’t loud, don’t party all night, and are considerate of his neighbours.
And the extra income he banks every month for renting out his two-bedroom basement suite doesn’t hurt ei...
BC’s Largest Private Landlord has a Heart, Too!
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/11/bcs-largest-private-landlord-has-a-heart-too/
By VANCITY BUZZ, November 6, 2013
The 6th annual Torch Awards, hosted by the Better Business Bureau serving Mainland BC at the Four Seasons Vancouver last week, is its most celebrat...