Rental Renovation Licence By-law Review

Council was asked to

1. as amended That Council: Approve the proposed Rental Renovation Licence By-law as described in this report and in the general form set out in Document 1; Direct the Policy Development department to include a review of the rental renovation license bylaw on the proposed by-law review workplan for the next term of Council and, if approved as part of that workplan, that staff bring the results of that review forward in Q4 2027; and Approve that the addition of the following elements to the rental renovation by-law be considered as part of that review: Requiring a qualified person’s report confirming that vacant possession is required to complete the renovation; Requiring landlords to provide temporary accommodations to tenants (either in the form of an alternate unit or financial compensation) for the duration of the renovation in the case that tenants are displaced to achieve vacant possession; Data trends relating to N5 and N12 notices.