Rental accommodation

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B.C. rent freeze to end in January 2022 with 1.5% maximum allowable increase

Rents have been frozen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Patrick Mason says he’ll have to leave Ucluelet if he can’t find a spot to park his 27-foot travel trailer as the Island West Campground site he’s been renting since the fall of 2019 is moving to daily rates he can’t afford. (Patrick Mason photo)

Ucluelet resident displaced as summer rates rise at campground

Tofino and Ucluelet’s lack of rental housing has become a year-round crisis.

 

Part of the massive mess left behind in a Spallumcheen rental home owned by Wes Burden, whose tenants bolted from the property in the middle of the night. Burden is now facing a hefty cleaning and repair bill as a result. (Photo submitted)

Tenants disappear in the night leaving Okanagan home trashed with junk, feces

Spallumcheen rental rooms filled with junk, human and animal feces; landlord scared to rent again

 

B.C. Attorney General David Eby removes his mask to debate changes to rental housing legislation in the B.C. legislature, March 8, 2021. (Hansard TV)

Rent freeze, construction rules fuel housing shortage, B.C. NDP told

B.C. Liberals vote against new ‘renoviction’ restrictions

B.C. Attorney General David Eby removes his mask to debate changes to rental housing legislation in the B.C. legislature, March 8, 2021. (Hansard TV)
Jake Corr posted an ad to Used Victoria on Dec. 8 asking someone to please take his tenant. (News Staff)

‘Please take my tenant!’ Landlord posts to Used Victoria

Landlord will pay you damage, first month’s rent to take his tenant

Jake Corr posted an ad to Used Victoria on Dec. 8 asking someone to please take his tenant. (News Staff)
Wildpod Tofino owners Pete and Ashleigh Clarke with newborn Philo soak up the peaceful nature of their new couples resort at the edge of town. The unique accommodations boast six themed pods, all with stunning views of the Tofino harbour. (Nora O’Malley / Westerly News)

Waterfront glamping resort opens in Tofino

“We want to give guests the maximum zen, quiet, peaceful experience.”

Wildpod Tofino owners Pete and Ashleigh Clarke with newborn Philo soak up the peaceful nature of their new couples resort at the edge of town. The unique accommodations boast six themed pods, all with stunning views of the Tofino harbour. (Nora O’Malley / Westerly News)
Former Jamie’s Rainforest Inn staffers Andrew Corrigan, left, and Kenneth David are now Hotel Zed Tofino employees. Pending District of Tofino permit approval, the funky hotel chain hopes to open their Tofino doors in spring 2020. (Nora O’Malley / Westerly News)

Goodbye Rainforest Inn, Aloha Hotel Zed Tofino

“Tofino means a lot to Mandy.”

Former Jamie’s Rainforest Inn staffers Andrew Corrigan, left, and Kenneth David are now Hotel Zed Tofino employees. Pending District of Tofino permit approval, the funky hotel chain hopes to open their Tofino doors in spring 2020. (Nora O’Malley / Westerly News)
B.C. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson (Black Press files)

B.C. moves to crack down on short-term condo rentals

Strata councils can soon assess fines of up to $1,000 a day for unauthorized rentals

B.C. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson (Black Press files)
The B.C. government is looking for ways to expand rental accommodation. (Black Press)

B.C. rental housing review begins in June

10-city tour, web forum to examine legislation changes

The B.C. government is looking for ways to expand rental accommodation. (Black Press)