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Rental challenge dismissed
Court sides with city after landowners seek to overturn zoning bylaws
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TheresaMcManus tmcmanus@newwestrecord ca
NewWestminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone is hailing a British Columbia Court of Appeal decision as a win for renters across the province
The City of NewWestminster on Monday announced the appeals court’s decision upholding its use of the residential rental tenure zoning power.
In March 2021, the Supreme Court of British Columbia upheld the same challenged bylaws, which were enacted with the intention of preserving six stratified apartment buildings, which had long been part of the city’s rental stock, as rental units
“I’m glad the B.C. Court of Appeal has
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