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Monday, August 26, 2024 8:00 AM
The Province is tying the annual allowable rent increase in 2025 to inflation at 3%, down from this year’s allowable increase of 3.5%.
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Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:48 AM
The Province is amending the personal use-notice period for home purchasers in B.C. to three months to improve conditions for first-time homebuyers, while ensuring that tenants have more than two months notice to find new housing.
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Friday, July 26, 2024 8:32 AM
The B.C. Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) has taken urgent action to protect the interests of tenants and landlords of approximately 350 properties in B.C. by freezing the bank accounts and suspending the licence of Vancouver-based rental property brokerage firm Rent it Furnished Realty.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2024 11:45 AM
A new website launching on July 18, 2024, will better protect renters from being evicted in bad faith and bring improvements to the process for landlords.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024 12:00 PM
Six-month progress updates from the first 10 priority communities selected for housing targets by the Province show that more than 4,000 net new homes have been built for people and more are coming as the second set of targets are released.
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 11:30 AM
New regulations are in effect to standardize and improve community planning in the province and make it easier to get more homes for people built faster.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 12:08 PM
The final legislative session for the 42nd parliament delivered action to help people in B.C. with new laws and measures aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures, delivering more homes for people with middle incomes and improving public health care.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024 10:40 AM
The Province is taking action to support renters and landlords who play by the rules by amending legislation to better protect people from bad-faith evictions, eliminate rent increases when a child is added to a household and resolve rental disputes faster.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 10:35 AM
The Province has launched BC Builds to lower construction costs, speed up timelines, and deliver more homes that middle-income people who live and work in B.C. can afford.
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Thursday, January 18, 2024 12:07 PM
Changes to the Residential Tenancy Regulation (RTR) will provide increased safety for staff and tenants living in supportive housing.
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