Does the City of Vancouver have a displacement plan for renters evicted for redevelopment?
Public Open House
Proposed Development of 1365 Burnaby Street
-Pre-Development Permit application Open House
-New Construction of a 21 Unit Rental Aartment
-6 Storeys within conditional parameters of RM-5A Zoning Bylaw
Date: Thursday, March 7, 2013
Time: 4 pm-8pm
Place: Sandman Suites Hotel
1160 Davie St reet
2nd Floor Meeting Room
For futher information, please contact:
Project Coordinator: Derik Giner: mail@amanatarchitect.com
Presented by Amanat Architect
Suite 100-1515 W.7th
Vancouver BC
V6J 1s1
It is widely known that the rental stock in Vancouver is aging and is in need of renovation or redevelopment. Particular with the ambiguous 3 storey walks up of the West End are coming to end of their viability as housing stock.
For example,1365 Burnaby Street is a 10 unit rental building that is in much need of renovations. While the owners of the building are permitted under the rules of the Rental Tenancy Act (RTA) to evict tenants to do major repairs, what happens to these renter when they are displaced from their homes? While there is much need in Vancouver for affordable rental stock, there is no plan by the city to assist tenants to find new homes when their building is being renovated or redeveloped. Also there is no rules in RTA that state tenants have the right to come back to their homes after it has been renovated or redeveloped. With a large portion of the rental stock coming to the end of its viability the city should be planning with such low vacancy rates, to assist tenants who will be displaced through renovation and redevelopment.
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