TEAM on renters: stop demoviction, a renters office and new family co-ops
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would stop demoviction by protecting older rental buildings from demolition, set up a renters office, keep and upgrade co-ops and build new ones with larger family units, and use public land for affordable rentals before market rentals.
HOUSING AND PLANNING
Supporting Renters: what the Our Positions says
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says renters are being pushed out as older, cheaper rental buildings are torn down for new ones. Its planning page says some displaced residents end up homeless. The party's first renter promise is to stop demoviction, the loss of a rental home when the building is demolished, by protecting older rental buildings.
TEAM would set up a renters office to help tenants understand development rules and the protections they have. The party says the office would not repeat work the Province already does. It would improve the supports the city itself can give, keep and upgrade existing co-ops with the subsidies they need, and build new co-ops with larger ground-level homes for families. Public land and money would go to affordable rentals before market rentals.
Rent increase limits and tenancy law are set by the Province, so the city's tools are zoning, its own rules on demolition and tenant relocation, its land and its own programs. Co-op subsidies come mainly from the provincial and federal governments, which is why TEAM says it would work with those governments to keep them.
7 COMMITMENTS
What the party says it would do
Stop demoviction by protecting older rental buildings
TEAM would stop demoviction, meaning tenants losing their homes when a building is demolished, by protecting older rental buildings from demolition.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council controls zoning and demolition permits for rental sites.
Establish a renters office
The party would establish a renters office to support renters who are dealing with development rules and tenant protections, without duplicating provincial roles.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council can create and fund a city office.
Improve renter protections within city powers
TEAM would improve renter supports and protections under municipal jurisdiction.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council makes rental and tenant protection by-laws, while rent limits and tenancy law are provincial.
Retain and upgrade existing co-ops
The party would retain and upgrade existing co-ops and make sure they keep the subsidies that make them viable, working with provincial and federal supports.
- Who has the power
- City, with others The city can help with land and permits, but co-op subsidies come mainly from the provincial and federal governments.
Build new co-ops with larger family units
TEAM's summary page says it would build new co-ops, especially larger ground-oriented units for families.
- Who has the power
- City, with others The city can offer land and approvals, while building funds come mainly from senior governments and co-op groups.
Public land and resources for affordable rentals first
The party would use public resources and land to prioritize affordable rentals over market rentals.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council decides how city land and city housing money are used.
Prioritize the rental homes most needed
TEAM would prioritize the kinds of affordable rental housing that are most needed, such as larger ground-oriented units for families.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council sets the priorities for city housing programs and the rental buildings it approves.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about supporting renters
How would TEAM for a Livable Vancouver stop demovictions?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would stop demoviction, which is tenants losing their homes when a building is torn down, by protecting older rental buildings from demolition. It would also reverse policies it says target older rentals for redevelopment (TEAM Planning for Livability and Affordability page).
What is TEAM's renters office?
TEAM says it would set up a city renters office to help renters understand development rules and the protections they have. The party says the office would not duplicate provincial roles (TEAM Planning for Livability and Affordability page).
Does TEAM support co-op housing in Vancouver?
Yes. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would keep and upgrade existing co-ops with the subsidies they need and build new co-ops, especially larger ground-oriented units for families (TEAM Planning for Livability and Affordability page).
Would TEAM put city land toward affordable rentals?
Yes. TEAM says it would use public resources and land to prioritize affordable rentals over market rentals, with a focus on the homes most needed, such as larger ground-oriented family units (TEAM Planning for Livability and Affordability page).
Can Vancouver City Council control rent increases?
No. The Province sets rent increase limits and tenancy law. TEAM says it would improve renter protections within municipal powers, such as rules on demolition and rental zoning, and would work with senior governments on co-op subsidies (TEAM Planning for Livability and Affordability page).
ON THE BALLOT
The TEAM for a Livable Vancouver candidates behind this
Sources
Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it.
- TEAM planning for livability and affordability, learn more SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked