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The City of Vancouver is encouraging the B.C. government to explore options for “transitioning” private rental homes into non-profit or co-op ownership, as one way to solve the housing affordability crisis.

The idea was among recommendations made in a letter from a senior Vancouver official to the province’s rental housing task force, which is expected to report in early December.

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The letter, dated Nov. 14 and signed by Dan Garrison, Vancouver’s assistant director for housing policy and regulation, is addressed to the three MLAs heading the task force.

“Renters in B.C. communities are facing a crisis,” Garrison’s letter begins. “The City is in a unique position to comment — similar to the B.C. government, we face the challenge of protecting renters and vulnerable residents, while also working with landlords and the development industry to encourage investment in existing and new rental housing.”