Landlord BC

• B.C. mulls ‘transition measures’ for landlords, renters as rental supplement set to expire

  The B.C. government is still grappling with how to support landlords and renters as the deadline approaches for the end of the BC Temporary Rental Supplement.

  Economy

  Jun 8, 2020
  
• Help coming for renters, B.C. premier says, as critics call for full eviction ban

  B.C. has announced a sweeping $5-billion aid package to help people through the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Mar 23, 2020
  
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• Landlords who ‘renovict’ tenants in New Westminster could face fines

  The city says tenants of 315 units have been forced out ​over the past couple of years.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2019
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• B.C. company that uses personality test to screen tenants also scans social media accounts

  Certn co-founder Andrew McLeod says his product actually helps tenants by allowing them to showcase a good personality.

  Jun 4, 2018
• Potential tenants asked to fill out a personality test for Vancouver building

  The online application asks questions like whether a person "feels relaxed most of the time," if someone "would rather cook than do the dishes" and asks if a person ever lies.

  Jun 1, 2018
• Landlord B.C. says a rental freeze in Metro Vancouver would do more harm than good

  Landlord BC says freezing rental rates in Vancouver could drive landlords to post listings on short-term rental sites.

  Economy

  Sep 28, 2017
• B.C. landlords want ban on marijuana plants in rentals and stratas

  The association representing B.C. landlords says proposed federal marijuana legislation could be damaging to both properties and tenants.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2017