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Nanaimo moving forward with new tenant-protection bylaw
The proposed rules would require four months’ rent, moving-cost payments and more notice for tenants displaced by redevelopment.
- On July 20, Nanaimo Council unanimously gave first three readings to a tenant-protection bylaw aimed at supporting renters facing displacement due to redevelopment of aging rental properties.
- This proposal follows recent provincial legislation granting local governments additional powers to enact tenant-protection measures, addressing displacement in older rental buildings reaching the end of their life cycle.
- If passed, the bylaw requires landlords of buildings with four or more units to pay four months rent instead of one month under the Residential Tenancy Act, plus moving costs and host information meetings.
- Mayor Leonard Krog supports the bylaw but warned the city should be cautious, noting that added regulations could discourage investment in rental properties and burden small landlords.
- Hilary Eastmure expressed concerns the bylaw lacks critical protections like the right of first refusal, arguing tenants need stronger provincial leadership to prevent affordable rental losses.
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Nanaimo moving forward with new tenant-protection bylaw
Nanaimo is moving forward with plans to add protections to renters in the municipality who would be displaced due to redevelopment of their buildings. Council unanimously gave the first three readings to a tenant-protection bylaw at its meeting on July 20, but some council members expressed misgivings around the issue. If passed, the new bylaw includes stipulations that would see landlords of some rental properties in Nanaimo, who are redevelopi…
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