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With the Coming Olympics ..Manuliptive Vancover BC Hotel Evict Tenants

Leave it to the Birds.. Back in March this year

Two small victories for housing campaign

Golden Crown “Olympic” evictions declared illegal; Carl Rooms to stay open and affordable This is about one Vancover Hotel

..See your Local Bloke Blogger who is on your side.. not the greedy go getter in for a  cash windfall during the Olympics

Further reading from your "local bloke!'

http://jayward33.blog-city.com/breaking_news.htm

 

the Golden Crown Hotel 116 West Hastings Street

March 20

Vancouver – Pivot Legal Society and a coalition of advocacy groups won two small victories for residents of the Downtown Eastside’s low-income hotels yesterday.

Two residents of the Golden Crown Hotel received notice from the Residential Tenancy Branch that their illegal eviction notices and rent increases linked to the Olympics were set aside.

“We are pleased to be part of a process that set aside these flawed eviction notices and rent increases,” says Shabnum Durrani of Pivot Legal Society who was counsel for the tenants. “However, this is a short term solution. The only real solution is for government to reinvest in social housing.”

The eviction notices given were for March 31, 2007, to the 28 units in the Golden Crown Hotel located across the street from the Woodward’s building. The eviction notices and rent increases are linked to the 2010 Olympics as owners of the hotel have indicated that they would like to use the hotel to provide housing to Olympic workers rather than the current residents.

In setting aside the illegal eviction notice, the dispute resolution officer in the case wrote, “the ‘Notice’ given by the landlord is not an ‘effective’ Notice because it is not in the approved form and it is fatal in its deficiency because it does not inform the tenants of their [rights]…I find the ‘Notice’ given by the landlord is void from the beginning.”

Carl Rooms to stay open and affordable

Also yesterday 46 single room occupancy (SRO) hotel rooms were saved when the new owners handed management of the Carl Rooms to a local non-profit organization.   Further Reading at:

http://www.pivotlegal.org/News/07-03-19--goldencrown.html

The Golden Crown Hotel is trying to give
its tenants the boot just months
before the Olympics. Tenants have been
told to get out to make way for
renovations. The Hotel has not secured
any permits from the City and is
acting illegally in attempting to empty
out the hotel.

The Hotel accepted rent from all of its
tenants for the month of September,
and is now telling them they must leave
the hotel as early as Friday,
September 4. The Hotel has circulated a
makeshift agreement to end tenancy
and is encouraging tenants to sign away
their rights under the Residential
Tenancy Act.

  Further reading from your "local bloke!'

http://jayward33.blog-city.com/breaking_news.htm

 

All among the gum trees..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MdpUYO1hbI

Some examples of  comments made by the locals of Vancover City..

"I was born and raised in Vancouver and that is why it hurts to see what developers have done recently.now the UGLY Towers they built are half empty and unsold as the real estate market collapses.did the city planners have a plan and if so was it to destroy one of the worlds most beautiful cities.and here is the sad irony-thousands of condos are unsold when so many are homeless or living in lousy housing.the Premier is finished.can they spell defeat . " peacenikkle (7 months ago)

Rent from the homeowner via this go getter!: ??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMNSJojVJk

 Rent Rent Rent!! 

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