Affordable Housing

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Commitments · 10

Substantially increase fines for short-term rental operators who violate city rules, and award one quarter of any resulting fine to individuals who bring compelling evidence that leads to the fine being issued.↗
Implement vacancy control so that rent on a unit can only be raised by the rate of inflation regardless of tenant turnover.↗↗
Upzone single-family areas citywide to allow townhouses and low-rise buildings, not only along major streets.↗
Allow and require a portion of new low-rise residential buildings (townhouses, walk-ups, row houses) to include units with three or more bedrooms.↗
Create a library of pre-approved building templates (townhouses, row houses, low-rise walk-ups) to accelerate permit approvals.↗
Provide funding and incentives to create new co-operative rental housing.↗
Assign the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency (VAHA) a lead role in constructing government rental housing, funded by the land appreciation tax and progressive property tax.↗

Implement a land appreciation tax on the sale of land, applied only to value above the 2022 land assessment and only triggered upon sale.↗
Implement a progressive property tax with an additional rate bracket for the most valuable 20% of single-family lots, with deferral available for owners aged 55 and over until the property is sold.↗

Reform the city permitting process to allow qualified professionals such as architects and engineers to certify that construction meets applicable codes, reducing mandatory city review steps.↗

Stances · 1

SupportsGranting renters along the Broadway corridor a right of first refusal and a transferable stake in rental units as displacement protection.↗

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