Hundreds of RV park residents in Surrey given notice to leave

Hundreds of RV park residents in Surrey have been given notice to leave by May 2020. The owners of the Peace Arch RV park recently gave about 300 people notice to leave by May. Residents say they have nowhere else to go.

[boldblazervids]

Damn. This just seems like a lose-lose for everyone.

[gartnerl]

So essentially the RV park owner has offers from others willing to pay more than the current residents so they are evicting the current residents to make room for people willing to pay more?

[zahirmurji]

Why do we even have a useless government. You can't throw these people out, where will they go. Some corporation must be behind all this, they probably want to build condos.

[head]

Can’t they just drive out and come back in, every six months ? Similar to what people do with a multiple visit visa.

[time]

I remember there was a petition from the exaxct same rv park about 10-20 yrs ago cuz the city was pushing the owner to comply that stupid bylaw. So the residents MARCHED to the city hall, filed complaints & won the case back then. I hope it works this time as well... My prayer goes to those poor residents who needs to leave in this winter...

[Packinheat]

This is what happens when housing prices get out of control.

[TheDenizxo]

I wonder what happen. My mom is homeless so trying to find some solutions rent is so scarse out there. Really feeling the crunch

[Lauren-vdqe]

Likely the owner is going to sell the whole property to a developer who will build condos for sale.

[HJ-brbs]

Greater Vancouver needs hundreds more trailer parks with good vetting to actually allow workers to build some wealth and to circumvent the real estate and financial cartels in our region...

[clementlee]

I know rules are rules and bylaws are bylaws but if they’ve lived there for so many years and there’s no issues or problem, why evict them and to what end? We all need a space we can call home and home can come on many different forms. If and when they move, they’ll just end in another part of the city. Why all this fuss?

[edocms]

City Bylaws are for rich property owners. Don't have a garage?? Well, there's a bylaw in most lower mainland cities that makes sure that you can't park for more than 48 hours. You can't leave your car on the street to take transit, you can't leave your car on the street to go on a business trip or holiday. You're screwed if you don't have a garage.

[lostmoose]

Years ago, I lost my place because of this crappy BC law as well.
(I was tied to a wheelchair because of a recent amputation)

I had to move way out into the bush where people stole my stuff, fired fireworks on me and killed my dog.

[moewilson]

What a circular argument. The park has to evict because of a bylaw but the city won’t enforce the bylaw? These poor people caught in the middle.

[白日梦想家-fv]

Could the owner of the park figure out some appoach to give those people an ambiguous residential agreement.

[iloveyouamberappel]

Pretty easy to tell, the owner is receiving complaints and this is an easy solution for him/her.

[darrylb]

I live in my own home, however, we are all just a few short steps from disaster if the world economy etc were to turn against use. Then that could be us. So if your city doesnt help them now it wont help you then!
Get your feet and voices to city hall!

[wd]

The residents just need to move to another park for 6 months then they can come back to this one. We have the same law here in Ontario and my boyfriend and I move from one park to the next every 6 months. This is the only way to keep this lifestyle unless you can find someone with land who will rent it to you.

[TeraAFK]

Isn't the whole point of an RV to be mobile?

[ginabelanger]

So glad I watched this.. planning on FT RV for 2 years while we relocate for husbands work… this is the only nice RV place that isn’t on Vancouver Island

[squidtrader]

Good to know in U.S. not to stay in an RV park longer than 3-6 months. Rents are rising and more people who cannot afford those rent will opt for Van Life, RV or Motorhome when they know their local Commissioners or mayors will not do anything to prevent homelessness.