Two bills pushed through with little debate by B.C. Premier David Eby’s NDP government during the last few days of the legislative session in November are intended to solve the province’s housing shortage and affordability problems, including high rental costs.
However, the new laws have many owners of condos and other strata housing worried.
Bill 43, the Housing Supply Act, and Bill 44, the Building and Strata Statutes Amendment Act, which aim to increase B.C.’s housing supply by ending rental and age restrictions and requiring certain municipalities to meet housing targets, were introduced on Nov. 21 and passed into law on Nov. 24 after debate was subjected to time limits….