Vancouver Tenants Union
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| Formation | September 7, 2018 | ||
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| Type | non-governmental organisation | ||
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Membership | more than 2000 members across BC | ||
The Vancouver Tenants Union is a non-governmental organisation advocating for tenants' rights and defending tenants' interests in British Columbia, Canada.[1]
The Vancouver Tenants Union represents more than 2000 members across BC, and seeks to build a strong base of tenants throughout the province to establish political power and create positive change for local residents.[2][3]
History
On September 7, 2018, the government announced that, based on the consumer price index and the formula used for rent increases, the maximum annual allowable rent increase for 2019 would be 4.5 per cent.[4] VTU members and renters attended a standing-room-only VTU General Meeting on September the 8th to, ready to mobilize and dispute the rent increase as rising rents had outpace wages and inflation since the start of the Vancouver housing crisis.[5][6][7]
On September 13th The Vancouver Tenants Union held a rousing rally outside the downtown Vancouver office of Landlord BC - a lobby group arguing in favor of the automatic annual increases.[8]
As a result of tenants mobilization[8] and organization throughout British-Columbia, the provincial government reduced the maximum allowable rent increase from 4.5% to 2.5%.[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ "Vancouver tenant group gets 700 calls for help from renters who fear eviction". CTV News Vancouver. CTV News. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Vancouver Tenants Union declares victory over evicting developer - NEWS 1130". News 1130. CityNews. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Tenants Rally Against Renovictions". Vancouver Tenants Union. VTU.
- ↑ Affairs, Municipal (7 September 2018). "Maximum allowable rent increase set for 2019 | BC Gov News". news.gov.bc.ca. BC Government. Government.
- ↑ "Fundraiser launched for Vancouver tenants on brink of 'renoviction' (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)". Vancouver Is Awesome. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Vancouver Tenants Union declares victory over evicting developer - NEWS 1130". News 1130. CityNews. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ January 8, Claire Brownell (8 January 2021). "Renters across Canada are banding together to fight high housing costs and evictions". Macleans.ca. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "4.5% Hike Means Fight!". Vancouver Tenants Union. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Province cuts rent increase to ease pressure on renters | BC Gov News". news.gov.bc.ca. BC Gov News. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Province cuts allowable rent hike to 2.5% in 2019". Vancouver Is Awesome. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "B.C. government cuts automatic 2% increase in annual rent allowance for 2019". Global News. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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