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Letter: BC NDP housing plan has 'blindsided' strata owners

"Shame on the NDP for behaving like dictators."
For Rent two-bedroom sign
Strata owners are continuing to push back against proposed B.C. legislation that would remove rental and age restrictions from stratas.

Editor:

The NDP will never, ever get my vote again if this legislation isn't changed.

We bought into our condo building because in our late stage of life we want owner-occupied neighbours of similar age. It was in the democratically decided bylaws of our building that anyone under 19 and renters were not allowed. That's why we bought our suite. Now there's a risk that we may have to move to a more expensive single-family house, though I don't know how or where where we could afford one. The government has introduced in this legislation a home insecurity of a different sort.

Shame on the NDP for behaving like dictators. This legislation will destroy small condo communities like ours, where everyone knows and supports each other.  Better to apply the legislation to new condos where people know what they are buying into rather than blindside those who are well-established in their chosen condo community.

Brad Zembic, Victoria