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UPDATE: Minister @selinarobinson has rejected request from @CityofVancouver council to implement #VacancyControl in SRO housing.

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The minister is concerned that rents tied to units will “reduce investment in needed repairs” on private SROs, citing the 2018 #RentalHousingTaskForce conclusions. This boilerplate response is disappointing and fails to grasp the issues with private SRO maintenance 2/6
A lack of basic maintenance already exists in many SROs.

This is why groups like @dtes_collab formed.

This is why Vancouver shut down and expropriated Sahota-owned Balmoral and Regent hotels.

This is why this BC gov’t bought and renovated two SRO bldgs

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Developer/Renovicter Jon Stovall already stoking fears about #RealRentControlBC on @CBCStephenQuinn this morning, saying #VacancyControl will be 1 of "27 recommendations" the #RentalHousingTaskForce will make (1:48:00): bit.ly/2ywaJKP
He must be flaunting insider knowledge he enjoys w @bcndp b/c no info on the recommendations is public knowledge yet. BTW Stovall is president of Reliance Properties Ltd. - currently trying to mass renovict Berkley Tower tenants in the #WestEnd (ICYMI: bit.ly/2PpvPnS)
As the push for #RealRentControlBC ramps up, developers like Jon will want you to think that only developers can fix the #housingcrisis. We know first-hand that they actually help cause it w #renovictions & #demovictions and soaring rents #vanre
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