Important changes to strata rental restrictions, eviction powers, and age restrictions announced
According to a recent press release, some important changes will soon be made to the Strata Property Act:
“the Province is making amendments to the Strata Property Act to end all strata rental-restriction bylaws and to limit age-restriction bylaws so that the only permitted age restrictrion is to preserve and promote serniors’ housing through the “55 and over” rule in strata housing. Some buildings have “19+ only” age restrictions that mean couples starting a family have to plan to move out as soon as they become pregnant. Stratas will be able to appear at the Residential Tenancy Branch to evict problem tenants and recover costs of those appearances.”
Read the entire article here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PREM0065-001745