Vancouver councillors voted Wednesday to explore new tenant protections after news reports and increasing complaints about landlords spying on tenants, aggressive eviction attempts and allegations of unsafe room partitions.
Green Party Coun. Pete Fry’s motion calling for increased tenant protections passed unanimously Wednesday at a council standing committee. Just over half of Vancouver residents rent their homes.
The motion asks city staff to report back on the feasibility of a new annual rental business licence for multi-unit landlords to “ensure minimum standards of maintenance, accountability, and enforcement."