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Long-term Residential Leaseholds
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Survey is open until July 2, 2024 at 4 pm
Overview
Who: The Ministry of Housing and long-term residential leaseholders
What: A “listen and learn” consultation to understand key issues facing long-term residential leaseholders
Where: Province-wide
Why: The Province is seeking to better understand the issues for long-term residential leaseholders and provide an opportunity to express new concerns
How: Online, in-person
Engagement summary
A long-term residential lease – sometimes also known as a 99-year lease or a leasehold unit – is a form of home ownership where, through a private contract, a person purchases from the owners of a building the right to occupy a premise for a long-term, fixed period (more than 20 years, and usually for 99 years on first purchase).
Over time, leaseholders have raised a range of concerns about leasehold arrangements with the provincial government.
To better understand these challenges, MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert, the Premier’s Liaison for Renters, is engaging with long-term residential leaseholders in summer 2024. Engagement activities will include an online survey and a small number of in-person events.
The engagement is intended for long-term residential leaseholders in the province of B.C. It is not intended for residents of strata or leasehold strata buildings, commercial leaseholders, land-only leaseholders or renters.
Take the survey or register for an in-person session.
How your contribution makes a difference
Feedback from long-term residential leaseholders will deepen the government’s understanding of leaseholder concerns and priorities.
A summary of the engagement results will be published later in the summer.