Ms. Que Banh<p>Despite <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDP</span></a> saying they’ve stopped <a href="https://beige.party/tags/renovictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renovictions</span></a> in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> they’re still very much happening. After a ruling from the Residential Tenancy Branch <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RTB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RTB</span></a> dozens of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Esquimalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Esquimalt</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/seniors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seniors</span></a> are being kicked out in four months for the new owners to do renovations.</p><p>Many of the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renters</span></a> being displaced are <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a>, either on <a href="https://beige.party/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> or a <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FixedPension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FixedPension</span></a>. As a result, most of them can’t afford market rent, and fear they could be homeless.</p><p>Because the new owner is doing renovations, not a total demolition, Esquimalt’s <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Tenant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tenant</span></a> Assistance Policy isn’t triggered. Any stronger policy is the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCgovernment</span></a> jurisdiction.</p><p>“It’s time for the provincial government to actually stop this from happening. If they really want to stop renovictions, then they need to change the laws,” said Douglas King, executive director of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TogetherAgainstPovertySociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TogetherAgainstPovertySociety</span></a>.</p><p>King says what’s needed is a BC-wide <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TenantAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TenantAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> to better <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectTenants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTenants</span></a> facing <a href="https://beige.party/tags/displacement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>displacement</span></a>, but also to prevent <a href="https://beige.party/tags/taxpayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxpayers</span></a> from paying for the consequences down the line.</p><p><a href="https://www-cheknews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cheknews.ca/rtb-approves-esquimalt-renoviction-tenants-call-on-province-for-stronger-safety-net-1214699" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www-cheknews-ca.cdn.ampproject</span><span class="invisible">.org/v/s/www.cheknews.ca/rtb-approves-esquimalt-renoviction-tenants-call-on-province-for-stronger-safety-net-1214699</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BChousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BChousingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RentersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentersRights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/YYJpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YYJpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PovertyIsNotACrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PovertyIsNotACrime</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/StopRenovictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopRenovictions</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HousingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingRights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/MarginalizedRenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarginalizedRenters</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNewDeathParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCNewDeathParty</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RentalProperties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalProperties</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/YYJHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YYJHousing</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCHousing</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SocialInjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialInjustice</span></a></p>