Housing Initiatives

WBCO takes an empowerment approach to helping tenants network and organize with their neighbours. Tenant associations are effective ways to break down isolation, to address tenancy issues as a group, and to lobby for policy change. They're also protected by law under section 22.1 of the Residential Tenancies Regulations:

A landlord must not

(a) prevent the formation of a tenants' association;

(b) prevent a tenants' association from meeting in the common areas of the residential complex; or

(c) impose unreasonable conditions regarding the operation of a tenants' association

WBCO's Tenant Organizer can help by:

• Providing information on tenancy rights and responsibilities.

• Offering facilitation and outreach support to start a tenant association

• Providing tenant associations with access to meeting space, printing, and administrative support

• Connecting tenants with the West Broadway Tenants Committee, the Right to Housing coalition, and other advocacy groups.