Vacancy control now
TOGETHER AGAINST POVERTY SOCIETY
Join us in the fight towards real rent control for BC!
British Columbians are suffering from a worsening housing affordability crisis. TAPS is calling on the provincial government to implement vacancy control, which would limit the amount a landlord can increase the cost of rent between tenancies.
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UBC report: Understanding BC's disproportionate no-fault eviction rate finds 85% of BC evictions were of no fault to tenants
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Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Rental Market Report, 2023 edition: an in-depth analysis of Canadian rental markets
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UBC study of BC's rent control laws finds no significant correlation between rent control policy and investment in rental housing
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2021 City of Vancouver Report finds vacancy control had no noticeable impact on dis-investment/deterioration of the rental market
vacancy control in the news
The Capital Daily
Greater Victoria rental prices make biggest leap since 1991: CMHC report
Global News
[Clip] Could 'vacancy control' help solve BC's housing crisis
The Tyee
Vancouver needs vacancy controls
CBC News
Advocates in Victoria call for policies to preserve affordable housing units, implement vacancy control