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DERA Board, management, staff and volunteer.
One of the most challenging aspects of the effort
was getting forty-one tenants in the space of a
week to make separate applications for
arbitration as well as signing an application for
a class-action arbitration. DERA's Board of
Directors has voted to write letters of
commendation to all staff and volunteers
involved in the process, which was difficult and
complicated with serious time constraints.
However, I would like to apologise to City
Staff for the notice distributed to tenants on
August 23. Tenants were frightened and
YOU DONT HAVE
TO MOVE OUT
Unless you recive an oficial eviction notice addressed to YOU
housing was secure. As a result, we issued the
notice.
I would also like you to know that we have
since met together with TRAC and your Tenants
Assistance Program staff to strategize around the
new legislation allowing class action and rent
diversion for repairs as well as City business
license suspension.
As a result of the above, we can in future
coordinate actively with TRAC, TAP and the
RTB to ensure that hotels in the area are kept up
to standard. This will alleviate the onus on City
Council to enforce Standards of Maintenance
through license suspension.
We appreciate the support and help provided
by City staff in this matter.
Sincerely,
Barb Daniel
Executive Director, DERA.
WHAT THE CITY IS TELLING
YOU IS WRONG
IF YOU HAVE ANY WORRIES CONTACT D.E.R.A.
at 682-093 1 or drop by 9 E. Hastings
COLUMBIA HOTEL
RESIDENTS MEETING
AT CARNEGIE CENTER,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 st
at
1 pm.
confused, under the impression that the City was
insisting that they move out of the building.
They were coming to DERA's office literally in
tears because they wanted to stay in their homes.
We needed to be emphatic and unambiguous in
delivering the message to the tenants that their