Vancouver Tenants Union 2024 AGM Announcement

Hello members! Our 2024 AGM will take place on November 17th from 11am to 5pm at the Birdhouse, located at 44 West 4th Avenue in Vancouver. Please RSVP at this link, and see our AGM page for details and links.

BC Provincial Government Talks Big About Protecting Renters but Vancouver Tenants Union Says Key Changes Are Missing

***For Immediate Release***   BC Provincial Government Talks Big About Protecting Renters but Vancouver Tenants Union Says Key Changes Are Missing April 2, 2024   VANCOUVER, UNCEDED COAST SALISH TERRITORIES   Today the BC Minister of Housing announced proposed changes to the Residential Tenancy Act aimed at protecting tenants from bad-faith evictions, but the Vancouver Tenants Union urges the province to finish closing the loopholes that were left behind. Continue reading

Don't Rent from the Cucurulls, Immopolis, or Topo Immobilier: Solidarity Against Landlord Intimidation in Montreal

Montreal tenants stand along a picket line surrounding the offices of the Cucurulls, landlords who run the companies Topo Immobilier and Immopolis Continue reading

STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINIAN PEOPLE AND CONDEMNATION OF ISRAELI APARTHEID

October 15th, 2023 The Vancouver Tenants Union stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people. We strongly condemn the violence wrought by decades of occupation by the Israeli state, and the retaliatory and genocidal war that this state has declared against the Palestinian people. We mourn the deaths of all in this war, and we stand in support of members of our organization who have been directly and indirectly affected by the most recent attacks. We call on all people of conscience to speak out to demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to the illegal occupation of Palestinian land. We recognize that staying neutral on this issue is tantamount to condoning the decades of violence perpetrated by the Israeli state.    Continue reading

Here for Keir: Tenants Rally Against Wrongful Eviction in Mount Pleasant

This story was originally published on The Mainlander and has been reposted here with permission. Click here to read the original article by VTU members Tintin Yang and Ben Ger and the Our Homes Can't Wait Coalition. Photo credit: Andrei Mihailiuk Continue reading

West End tenants meet to learn rights, share concerns about future of neighborhood

This story was originally published on The Mainlander and has been reposted here with permission. Click here to read the original article by VTU member Aaron Bailey. Continue reading

Statement on Police-Led Decampment of Hastings Tent City

The Vancouver Tenants Union calls upon the City of Vancouver for an immediate moratorium on evictions of the Hastings Tent City and all encampments throughout the city.  Continue reading

Housing Myth: The Housing Crisis is Caused by Foreign Capital

In this Housing Myth series the Vancouver Tenants Union digs into prevailing social, cultural, and economic myths about housing. Join us and see just how flimsy these capitalist-derived myths really are. Continue reading