Plans to help renters in Vancouver have been outlined by the City Council.
Staff presented plans this week that aim to protect renters’ rights and provide an increased supply of rental homes across all incomes.
The proposals include providing better information and support to those tenants faced with eviction when a property owner wants to develop rental buildings. A pilot scheme will run with recently-sold rental buildings.
Staff are also working to strengthen Vancouver's existing Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy.
The City is also looking at ways to encourage reinvestment in aging rental stock including critical upgrades and retrofits for energy upgrades.
The Rental 100 Program will also be reviewed. This program is targeted toward households that can't afford ownership, and helps to reduce pressure on older, more affordable rental units.
"We have some of the strongest rental protection policies in the Province," says Dan Garrison, Assistant Director, Housing Policy. "We have heard loud and clear from Council and the public that we need to take urgent action to strengthen our existing policies and look at where we can create new policy."
Full details and a presentation on the proposals are available at vancouver.ca.
