Listen "Vancouver Needs Vacancy Controls"
Episode Synopsis
When a tenant leaves a unit, landlords can raise rent to whatever the market will bear.
Vacancy control would only allow the permitted increase — 2% this year — as opposed to the average 43%.
Former city councillor Jean Swanson explains.
Published Monday, February 13, 2023.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/02/13/Vancouver-Needs-Vacancy-Controls/
Vacancy control would only allow the permitted increase — 2% this year — as opposed to the average 43%.
Former city councillor Jean Swanson explains.
Published Monday, February 13, 2023.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/02/13/Vancouver-Needs-Vacancy-Controls/
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