The SRO Collaborative organized a solidarity action to support the City of Vancouver on Nov. 7 in their Appeal to maintain vacancy control on SROs (Single Room Occupancy) in Vancouver which restricted landlords from raising the rents on units between tenants.
It is an important step in being able to maintain the inventory of low-income housing in a city where rents are 1st in Canada and 14th in the world, according to advocates.
Ezra Bloom from DTES SRO Collaborative explains to CFRO what is an SRO and why they believe they are essential to battling Vancouver’s current housing crisis.
