B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon, pictured at the Legislature on Nov. 23, 2023, says the province will move forward with controversial changes to how municipalities can respond to encampments.
B.C. Housing filed 14 new lawsuits this week against a wide range of people accused of abusing a program designed to get affordable homes into the hands of people who need them.B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says B.C. Housing has reclaimed 19 units at Vivid and is pursuing legal action in relation to 22 more units. B.C. Housing filed 14 new lawsuits this week against a wide range of people accused of abusing a program designed to get affordable homes into the hands of people who need them.
"We won't stop taking on wealthy speculators and investors — making sure the housing market in B.C. works best for people, not speculators."CBC's Jason Proctor investigates a series of lawsuits filed by the housing agency, which is alleging that condo units in Victoria meant to support new homeowners were actually purchased by people who already owned property — in some cases multiple homes worth millions.
But the NDP claim no provisions were in place to prevent buyers from owning property elsewhere until they took over government and introduced a covenant requiring purchasers to live in their units for at least two years. "She had been instructed that rentals were not permitted and that she could not tell anyone that she was renting," the civil claim reads."Her tenancy commenced in October 2021 and ended in March 2022, when the tenant was evicted with 10 days notice," the lawsuit says.
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