Take Action on Rental Housing

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Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00

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The government should have heard you loud and clear: Housing is the Number One challenge in BC!

Housing came... up as the highest priority in all but one of the 28 communities that the government visited during the poverty reduction consultations.

Now they’ve opened up a dedicated consultation on rental housing to dig deeper into the issues and improve security and fairness for renters. The Rental Housing Task Force is hosting meetings in 7 more communities throughout BC and accepting email comments and submissions until July 6.

We’ve made sure that what you said about housing in the poverty reduction meetings is being sent to the Rental Housing Task Force but, if you missed those meetings or you have more to say, now’s your chance:

• Register online to attend one of the 7 community meetings (agenda here):
  • Terrace: Monday, June 18
  • Prince George: Wednesday, June 20
  • Salt Spring Island: Friday, June 22
  • Victoria: Tuesday, June 26
  • Burnaby: Wednesday, June 27
  • Vancouver: Wednesday, June 27 (waitlisted)
  • Surrey: Thursday, June 28
• Join the online discussion
• Submit an organizational submission
• Email comments to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">Rental Housing Task Force

#RentalHorrorStory: Share With Us!

• You’re not alone!This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."> Share your story with us and we’ll get it out on social media (anonymously, of course!)
• This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.and we’ll post it online to encourage others and show the breadth of issues throughout BC

Resources to Support You:

• We will be sending in a submission that recommends the government introduce stronger tenant protections including:
  • tying rent control to the unit (not the tenant);
  • tighter limits on annual rent increases;
  • adequately enforcing the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) and the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act;
  • and extending tenant rights to include all non-profit social housing currently exempt from the RTA.

• We highly recommend reading this excellent and comprehensive submission from the Vancouver Tenants’ Union for other ideas. If your organization would like to endorse this, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. directly. If you would like to copy pieces for your own submission, please do so and credit the VTU.

Thanks for your continued engagement, we really appreciate it!

From all of us at the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition:

Trish, Omar and Viveca in Vancouver, Laura in Prince George, and Christine in Kelowna

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