Cities push for B.C. Residential Tenancy Act amendment

May 11, 2012

City counsellors call for a united voice in requesting the provincial government review the Residential Tenacy Act.  Politicians from 33 municipalities agreed the act subjects tenants to a costly, time-consuming, and ineffective system that is difficult to navigate due to its bureaucratic and legal complexity.  The resolution put forward by Judy Villeneuve, Counsellor from Surrey, calling for amendments to the act will be sent to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities for debate in this fall.  Read more at the Vancouver Sun.