Under pressure, B.C. Enacts a *Nearly* Universal Moratorium on Evictions
***For immediate release***March 26th, 2020 Provincial Government enacts a nearly universal moratorium on evictions but leaves many questions left unanswered
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BC Government fails to enact universal moratorium on evictions placing thousands of renters' lives at risk
***For immediate release***
March 23rd 2020
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VTU Calls on Province & City to Enact an Evictions Moratorium During Coronavirus Outbreak
Dear Minister Selina Robinson and Mayor Kennedy Stewart,
The Vancouver Tenants Union and other organizations are calling for an immediate moratorium on all evictions in light of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
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City Renters Services Grant Update
On February 26, Vancouver City Council approved our union's application for the Renters Services Grant. VTU membership will have opportunity to vote on whether our union accepts the grant at our Annual General Meeting on March 22nd.
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VTU Members Vote for New Office Space!
At the January 25 VTU General Meeting, members voted to sign a lease starting in February for a small office space in the Sun Wah building on Keefer Street in Chinatown.
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326 Nanaimo: What We Learned
Eight demovicted tenants at 326 Nanaimo St. fought to get the relocation they were promised by the City of Vancouver, with the organizing help of VTU, and support of the broader community.
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City’s Re-Vamped Tenant “Protections” Are More Buyouts
A Perspective from a Renovicted Tenant Who Qualifies for TRPP
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Marpole Tenants Fight for Housing Justice
Read the original article by VTU member Lisa Descary on Springmag.ca
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Nanaimo St. Demoviction Raises Doubts About Tenant Protection Policy
Tenants at 326 Nanaimo are facing demoviction and have joined VTU hoping to secure the rights and compensation afforded them by the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy (TRPP). All tenants are vulnerable, low income, and have been paying significantly lower than CMHC average rent for the area.
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Acting Fast under Threat of Sahota Evictions
VTU organizers were alerted in late August that as many as 20 tenants in two buildings on Wall St. had received eviction notices
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