Listen to an interview with Jonathan Blair, CLAS staff lawyer about the recent BC Supreme Court renoviction case.
BC Supreme Court rules in favour of renovicted tenant
https://www.spreaker.com/user/redeye/bc-supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-reno
Victoria, BC
Former residents of Super-in-Tent City (SIC), a tent city formerly located on the Victoria law courts property, are celebrating a May 18, 2018, decision from Justice Sharma of the BC Supreme Court, affirming their rights […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
On April 12 2018, the BC government announced amendments to the Residential Tenancy Act (the “RTA”). The government says that the aim of these amendments is to increase protections for tenants facing eviction […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Tenant advocacy organizations are celebrating a decision from the BC Supreme Court which set aside a “renoviction” allowed by the Residential Tenancy Branch.
Vivian Baumann has lived in her apartment for 17 […]
CLAS is co-sponsoring a talk by Ted Clugston, the mayor of Medicine Hat. He adopted the Housing First model to assist his city’s homeless population and has become a significant proponent of that […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
In addition to direct legal services and public education, CLAS uses its expertise to advocate for systemic law reform. We work with community and advocacy groups to develop concrete […]
CLAS contributed to a report from the City of Vancouver’s Renters Advisory Committee on reforming BC’s residential tenancy system. Earlier this month, a CLAS lawyer addressed Vancouver City Council about the report, which builds on recommendations in reports that CLAS and […]
CLAS has long advocated for measures to reduce barriers in our tenancy laws for those who are fleeing family violence. This week the B.C. government introduced a bill into the provincial legislature that would, if passed, allow tenants fleeing family violence to […]
This summer, CLAS represented several tenants of Crest Estates manufactured home park in Nanaimo in a judicial review about whether their landlord is entitled to increase their rent by up to 76%.
Crest Estates manufactured home park applied for an […]
As an Advocate, I work closely with my clients while they challenge their certification under the Mental Health Act. A common concern repeatedly raised by clients is about access to and the quality of affordable housing moving forward from hospitalization. A common […]
