“Renters Plan” to Mark the Launch of Tenant Resistance Movement Against Broadway Plan’s Transit-Oriented Displacement
***For Immediate Release***
May 16, 2022
VANCOUVER, UNCEDED COAST SALISH TERRITORIES
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VTU Members' Municipal Policy Demands
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March 2, 2022
At our General Meeting on February 20, VTU members passed a motion supporting the following municipal policy demands...
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East Side Tenants Send Property Manager Packing
Everyone knows that new rental buildings aren’t cheap. But one thing you wouldn’t expect is having to deal with a constant stream of problems when you are paying such high rent.
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Press Release: BC Government must rectify the eviction crisis in Metro Vancouver
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BC Government must rectify the eviction crisis in Metro Vancouver; VTU slams Housing Minister’s previous statements on the issue
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New Renoviction Laws - What We Know
Background:
It’s been three years since the provincial government’s Rental Housing Task Force delivered their report calling to “Stop Renovictions”. Since then, the government has been slow to make this happen.
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Renters Fear Real Estate Open Houses a COVID Risk
***For Immediate Release***
VANCOUVER
As B.C. experiences a third wave of COVID-19 and tighter restrictions, renter Warren Bowen and his partner are worried about their safety as their landlord hosts real estate open houses in the 750 sq ft condo his partner rents.
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Horgan gaffe highlights desperate need for eviction ban in B.C., as Ontario reinstates restriction
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VTU Members Organize Against the Developers Lobby to Expand Protection for Affordable Rentals Units
On March 11th, renters and VTU members spoke in favour of a proposal to expand the City of Vancouver’s "Rental Housing Stock Official Development Plan" to Commercial zones across the city.
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Why B.C. Eviction Data Is Out of Reach
As pandemic-era eviction bans have expired in jurisdictions all around the world, tenants who have been unable to pay rent during a time of crisis are getting evicted en-masse.
The B.C. government allowed evictions to resume back in September 2020, attached to a requirement that landlords must offer tenants a punishing 10-month repayment schedule for their rent debt. VTU members have demanded that the eviction ban remain in place for the duration of the pandemic - allowing people to lose their homes during this time is inhumane and dangerous for public health.
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