Today, we announced details around rules taking effect May 1 to rein in BC’s short-term rental market: ✅Principal residence requirements ✅New Compliance Enforcement Unit ✅Canada's first data portal to enforce local rules ✅Monetary penalties for those who break rules 🧵 [1/2]
We're in a housing crisis that requires strong action to deliver more housing for British Columbians. We're reining in short-term rentals that divert thousands of homes off the rental market and we’re turning those units back into homes. 🏡 👉🏾 news.gov.bc.ca/30729 🧵 [2/2]
You are "reining in STR" to provide billions in profits to the hotel lobby and forcing BC landlords to subsidize underpaid hotel workers with cheap rent. Hotels before Homes, right Ravi? #bcpoli
@KahlonRav @Dave_Eby @AndrewMercierBC @MeganDykeman It is wrong to force owners of legal STRs to convert to a different use at great cost to the owners some of whom will go bankrupt over this unprecedented move to change the law to legalize theft. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever believe that Gov could be so cruel to citizens
@KahlonRav @Dave_Eby @AndrewMercierBC @MeganDykeman Except you redefined short term and in the meantime have taken away a less expensive housing option for workers that come here for 1-3 months!
@KahlonRav @Dave_Eby @AndrewMercierBC @MeganDykeman You have it wrong! Listen to home owners, listen to young generation. Fair, inclusive productive regulation is what we need. Your decision on this takes this province to a nasty harmful place Embarrassing and troublesome, and frankly confusing,when discussing this with the young
@KahlonRav @Dave_Eby @AndrewMercierBC @MeganDykeman Taking away illegal vacation rentals was always an easy thing to do. Like they've done in in other places. Require the legal operators to display their licence or they can't list online. Patting yourself on the back for not figuring this out for 10 years... hopeless @bcndp
@KahlonRav @Dave_Eby @AndrewMercierBC @MeganDykeman Maybe you should look at failed government policy over the years and point a finger at YOURSELF instead of looking for a scapegoat. Do better.