In the Oct. 6 edition of Pique there was an article by Brandon Barrett titled, “What could David Eby’s housing plan mean for Whistler?”
Why are there numerous empty suites in Whistler? If a landlord (suite owner) has a bad experience with a tenant and doesn’t need the money and doesn’t want another bad experience, he or she leaves the suite vacant. Until the Landlord and Tenant Act is balanced, numerous suites in Whistler will remain empty.
There must be incentives for developers to take risk to develop rental housing in B.C.
Currently, there are disincentives.
