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PRESS RELEASE: BC Coalition of Tenants & Advocates Demands Equal Rights for All Tenants
October 9th, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tenant groups and advocates demand halt to stripping supportive housing tenants of their rights Unceded and stolen Coast Salish lands – A coalition of tenant groups and advocates dedicated to housing justice are calling on the BC Government to immediately halt any plans to further strip Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) protections from tenants in supportive housing, while also asking to restore previously clawed back protections.Continue readingLet's talk detached housing
Many of the successful organizing efforts in the VTU (such as the Park Beach Tenants Collective) come from large building fights focused on a single landlord. If you’re having issues in your building, and you knock on your neighbours doors and discover that 40, 50, or more people have the same issue with the same landlord, that’s a lot of tenant power you can build through organizing. But - like Abby - a significant number of tenants live in detached “single-family” housing, frequently divided up with flimsy barriers to fit as many units as possible. How can these tenants protect themselves, and how can the VTU help?Continue reading
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