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BC Housing and Tenancy Law. Chapter 2: Privacy, Co-ops and Non-Profits (Oct 2019)

[25:24] Lawyer Amber Prince (Atira Women's Resource Society) discusses the systemic problems with information and privacy in tenancies. For community workers and advocates. Part 2 of a 3 part panel. Topics include:

  • Power imbalance between landlords and tenants
  • Information protected under the Human Rights Code
  • What information landlords are always authorized to collect
  • What information landlords are almost never authorized to collect
  • Human Rights Code violations
  • Overhousing or underhousing in co-ops

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Credits: Presentation by Amber Prince, Atira Women's Resource Society. Filmed and edited by Paul Donovan, Focus Audio Visual Services Ltd., Production and publication coordinated by Kate Murray, Bridget Greenwood, Baljinder Gill, Ella Droko, and Brian Goncalves, Legal Aid BC. Thumbnail design by Brian Goncalves and Caitlin Kuo, Legal Aid BC.

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