He feels like collateral damage in the midst of new provincial and municipal rules regulating and restricting short-term rentals.
Tugboat deckhand Thomas Cowan is in a unique position when it comes to using his Herald Street condominium as a principal residence when he is home in Victoria and as a revenue generator through Airbnb when he’s at sea.
Cowan lives on board his employer’s tugboat in Vancouver Harbour when on the job. “My career is just working on a boat.”He counts on that rental revenue to help cover mortgage costs and tuition. He’s one course away from earning his Master 500 GT Domestic certificate. He had been hoping to next earn his Master 3,000 GT credentials at a time when skilled marine workers are in short supply.
His condo building has legally non-conforming status allowing short-term rentals by owners who do not live there. That status is being stripped by the province for several buildings in the city, affecting many owners who are not living in their units as a principal residence. Some strata buildings have bylaws prohibiting short-term accommodation while others do not and may have many such units in a building.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Attack on property rights:’ Why B.C.’s new rental rules leave some owners on edgeHe feels like collateral damage in the midst of new provincial and municipal rules regulating and restricting short-term rentals.
Read more »
Accused in London, Ont., truck attack says he knew what happened was terrorismThe man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., has told a jury he knew his actions were considered a terrorist attack. On the stand in the Windsor, Ont.
Read more »
Drones attack a U.S. military base in southern Syria and there are minor injuries, officials sayThe attacks follow similar drone strikes over the past few days against U.S. and coalition bases in Iraq amid simmering anger in the region after an explosion at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds of people
Read more »
'You wanted to commit a terrorist attack,' prosecutor tells accused in London, Ont., killingsJustice Renee Pomerance, left to right, Nathaniel Veltman, and Crown attorney Jennifer Moser are seen in court on Oct. 13, 2023.
Read more »
Accused in London, Ont., attack says he knew his actions were terrorismThe man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., told a jury Thursday he knew his actions were considered a terrorist attack. On the stand in the Windsor, Ont.
Read more »
Accused in London, Ont., attack says he knew his actions were terrorismThe man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., told a jury Thursday he knew his actions were considered a terrorist attack. On the stand in the Windsor, Ont.
Read more »