The building is considered so unsafe that the fire department ordered 25 tenants to vacate in late May
The City of Port Alberni is calling on B.C. Housing to buy the boarded-up Port Hotel and renovate it for housing.
An earlier report to the city listed defects including exposed wires, a rat infestation, leaking ceilings and black mould. Social agencies stepped in to help relocate the tenants. Some have found housing, some went to a shelter, while others, including people with pets, have not found a home. If the owners did not cover municipal costs, then the property could be sold in a tax sale. Fox noted a neighbouring property sold for about $400,000.
B.C. Housing said in a statement Tuesday that it has not yet received a request from Port Alberni to buy the hotel.
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