Rental Only Zones in Victoria

Victoria councillors decided Thursday to begin consulting with building owners and the public on plans to apply residential rental tenure zoning to all 500 existing purpose-built rental buildings — containing about 16,000 apartment units — in the city. If approved, this would mean only residential rental units would be permitted on the properties.

“It’s a move that’s needed in a city where 61 per cent of residents are renters, said Mayor Lisa Helps.
 “This is a non-starter,” says David Hutniak, CEO of Landlord B.C. who feels new zoning should “absolutely not” be imposed without the owners’ consent.

Read the full story in Times Colonist online: https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-eyes-forever-rentals-but-landlords-say-no-way-1.23876766