Whereas there is a desire on behalf of the Province for local governments to require private developers to construct affordable inclusionary housing units through the use of Inclusionary Zoning Bylaws; And whereas Housing Agreements between local governments and the property owners are required to ensure that the affordability of inclusionary housing units constructed through Inclusionary Zoning Bylaws are secured over time, and Housing Agreements terms may include specifics on target population for the units and management considerations such as income testing; And whereas operators, other than public housing bodies that build required inclusionary rental units may choose to operate the affordable rental units in compliance with Housing Agreement terms but currently section 49.1 of the Residential Tenancy Act only permits public housing bodies to end tenancies in housing with eligibility criteria if the tenant ceases to qualify for the rental unit: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to amend the Residential Tenancy Act and Residential Tenancy Regulation to enable all property owners and operators of affordable inclusionary rental units, that are subject to tenant income eligibility requirements, to end tenancies if a tenant household ceases to qualify for the tenancy, by exceeding the income eligibility threshold.
