Petition: Broadway plan must protect renters from demoviction

Dear Mayor and Councillors, I am writing to urge you to amend the Broadway Plan to include real renter protections. The aging rental buildings in Broadway are one of the last pockets of affordability left in the City. This Broadway Plan provided an opportunity to renew these buildings in a manner that creates more affordable […]

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City of Vancouver ordered to disclose Airbnb data

We won! The City of Vancouver has been ordered to disclose the Airbnb licence database. This is a major victory for the residents of Vancouver adversely impacted by Airbnb operations in the city. The City of Vancouver publishes business licences data for all businesses operating in Vancouver. But until now, the City of Vancouver has […]

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More than half of all Vancouver Airbnb listings are illegal

More than half of all Vancouver Airbnb listings are illegal, according my latest analysis of the short-term rental platform data. Out of the 4315 active listings my scan picked up, 2894 fall under City of Vancouver short-term rental bylaws because they are available to be booked for less than 30 days at a time. Of […]

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BC: Ban all evictions during COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic

To: Hon. John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia, Hon. Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Whereas: British Columbia has declared a state of emergency in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the number of cases and the death toll continue to climb Many businesses in cities and town across BC have […]

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Nearly 1 in 5 Vancouver Airbnb listings non-compliant

Nearly one in five Airbnb listings are non-compliant, according to a platform scan I completed last night. Out of the 4428 active units my scan picked up, 818 units are non-compliant for one or more of the following reasons: Hosts with multiple entire home/apartment listings 620 Licences used for multiple home/apartment listings 238 Dubious Exemptions […]

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