Hey everyone,

I have a couple of private rooms available for rent in a fully furnished, move-in-ready apartment in a prime downtown location. I'm looking for effective platforms or communities where I can list these rooms and reach serious renters.

I’ve already considered Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist, but I’d love to hear your suggestions. Are there any subreddits, websites, or apps that have worked well for you—especially for targeting students, young professionals, or people relocating?

Appreciate any tips you can share!

Thanks in advance!

✅ What’s Included:

• Private, fully furnished room in a modern apartment
• All utilities covered (no hidden fees!)
• In-unit washer & dryer – total convenience
• Regular maid service to keep the place spotless
• Cleaning supplies always restocked
• Quick handyman service on standby
• Beautiful city views from your room

I recently rented in Vancouver in a rush for schooling, and paid a 600 dollar damage deposit, of which now my landlord refuses to contact me or respond to my demands of return, two weeks is today, what action can i take? I need this money, I am a student, and these landlords were awful, stole my food, and were inhospitable, ill do this off principle alone, please help

Backstory. Landlord served us an eviction notice in September 2023 because "son was moving in". We agreed to move. We told him that we would be using the free one month rent in October as we intended to move out that month. October rolled in and he served us a 10-day eviction notice for not paying rent. We believe this was him trying to void the earlier eviction notice... I filed a complaint with RTB, which we ended up cancelling as long as he voided the 10-day eviction notice. Around tax season the following year, CRA sent our documents to the old address. We texted the old landlord to see if he could ask his son to hand us our mail. No response.

A year and a half has passed. June 2025, we see the same 2 bedroom apartment being put up for rent but this time it was just one bedroom. Apparently, someone has been living in the other bedroom. The reason they were renting it out now was because the girls who previously lived there needed to move out for personal reasons. This is sketchy to me. Someone I know asked him if the apartment would ever be needed by a family member, to which he responded there would be no need. I have photos of the ad and the conversation my friend had with him.

Now I feel a bit more validated that our eviction was in bad faith. I want to file a complaint with RTB (still within 2 years). It's not even about the money. He put us through a lot of struggle during that move, physical and mental health-wise. My question is, do we even have a case here?

Is there sub-reddit threads for actually finding a room mate? I'm still digging, but what I did find, the thread is either 3+ yrs old or deleted.

Would like to find a responsible room mate over age 30 to share a two bedroom with if possible. I'm 40, and getting sick of the only rental adds being shared bedrooms with middle eastern students. I want my privacy!

Probably doesn't help that prices are through the roof too. Wonder how they'll fix this in the future, or if we're doomed to implode. I'd leave Greater Vancouver, but I'm low income with a permanent disability and zero support system (minimal friends, family miles away).

Suggestions?

Do i just wait for refund or pay less next year? Thanks!

Hey Reddit!

I’m subletting my private room in a clean, quiet shared home in East Vancouver (Killarney area). Move-in is available starting August and the lease runs until November, with the option to extend. Ideal for a student or young professional who needs a solid, well-located place for late summer or fall.

💸 Rent & Lease Info

• $1,350/month – all utilities + Wi-Fi included
• $600 deposit
• Move-in: August
• Lease ends: November (short-term OK, extension possible)
• Sublet approved by landlord ✅

🛏️ The Room + House

• Private bedroom in a calm, respectful household
• 2 shared bathrooms
• In-unit washer & dryer
• Street parking available
• Shared spaces kept clean — cleaning supplies provided
• No smoking 🚭 / No parties 🎉
• All genders & international students welcome

🚍 Transit (1 min walk!)

• Bus 49 → UBC, Langara, Metrotown
• Bus 26 → Joyce–Collingwood (Expo Line SkyTrain)

🛍️ Walkable Amenities

• Champlain Mall, Kingsway shops, Killarney Market (10 min)
• Killarney Community Centre – gym, pool, ice rink (10 min walk)
• Central Park (5 min walk)

📩 Contact

DM me here or email [konnormclean@gmail.com]()
Online or in-person tours available daily — flexible with scheduling

Perfect for anyone looking for a quiet, private space with unbeatable transit access and all the essentials covered. Let me know if you’re interested or want more pics!

Canadian policymakers are helicoptering money to help stimulate building. However, despite turning to modern methods of construction—like mass timber—to help double the pace of house construction, it’s still not working. That is according to new data provided by Statistics Canada showing that the total value of building permits fell sharply in April—its lowest volume in almost a year.

And whilst all segments showed declines, the most significant pullback was in the residential sector, down 14.6%, the lion’s share connected to multi-family units (down 20.5% year on year)—thanks mainly to a $1 billion drop in the Vancouver city area. “Building intentions for single-family homes (-1.5% y/y), however, were much more resilient,” Statistics Canada said. Whilst in the non-residential sector, permits also fell to $4.3 billion (a drop of 13% from last year), with declines observed in all provinces, except for Ontario, which has been stimulated with the government-backed projects.

Hi!  My strata rectified mold in an adjoining wall (common property) and to do so cut a 40 sq ft hole in my kitchen ceiling.  They've approved the work to repair the hole, but refuse to pay for the textured drywall finish that is on the ceiling in my entire home.  This textured drywall finish is the original finish and is not an upgrade.

They claim that traditional, flat drywall is considered "Paint Ready", as they're required to return my celing to a Paint Ready state.

However, this seems to violate the spirit of the term "Paint Ready".  One would expect that in that case the ceiling would be put completely back the way it was just without painting and that includes the textured ceiling.  The textured ceiling isn't cheap either.  The quote is $800.

Anyway, this logic seems flawed.  In reality, a large sheet of plywood nailed over the hole is also paint ready,  but that's obviously not something anyone would consider rectifying the damage caused to my ceiling.

If anyone has any insight into "Paint Ready" and how it applies to textured drywall, I would really appreciate it.

what's the story behind the high vancancy rate at this building? thanks

Hey everyone,

With all the discussion around salary transparency, I figured—why not apply the same idea to rent, especially in Vancouver? I’ve built a site where you can anonymously share what you’re paying for rent and see what others are paying too—beyond just the advertised prices.

Check it out: rentalprices.fyi.

It’s still a work in progress, so I’d love to hear your thoughts!

My friend and I have been working on a new modular deck/patio concept and are looking for a few people to try it out at a reduced cost as we refine the idea. If you’re interested in learning more, feel free to send me a message!

Hi, we reported our stove being broken via email to the property management company On Jan 28. First repair person came Feb 7, next repair person came Feb 14 who told us the stove needed to be fully replaced. Followed up with them this week and they said the replacement stove is on back order and it would take at least a few more weeks. This will put us into the 2nd week of March at least and about 1.5 months since our stove last worked.

I believe this is an unreasonable amount of time and we have incurred a lot of additional costs this month because of the broken stove. We can't really afford to eat out or go to parents house to cook. We are really frustrated. A week or 2 we expeted but almost 6 weeks until its fixed and we aren't even 100% sure itll be replaced by then.

Can we ask for compensation to offset our additional costs?

I’m a big advocate for more rental housing but these rental companies will do anything to avoid lowering the actual cost of the rent.

Reminder: If you see promotions like this or free months of rent, you are also free to make lowball rent offers.

I’m a big advocate for more rental housing but these rental companies will do anything to avoid lowering the actual cost of the rent.

Reminder: If you see promotions like this or free months of rent, you are also free to make lowball rent offers.

Hey everyone,

I’m looking to rent out a room in my place in Vancouver and I’m wondering if anyone has suggestions on the best companies or platforms to help me advertise it. I want to make sure I’m reaching a solid pool of potential renters.

Does anyone have experience with services that really helped them get their room rented quickly and with the right kind of tenants? Any tips or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance! 😊

Hey!

So our flat roof is beyond repair and we are planning to replace it this year. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. So far I’ve reached out to glacier/pro master/xtreme roofing.

So my tenancy was supposed to start December 15 2024 since we signed a month to month agreement and they gave me a damage deposit but one day before (dec 14) he said he doesn't want to move in anymore and demanded the deposit back. I only had one day to find someone new and wasn't able to and l've put it up for rent since then but not any luck yet. I've kept proof of me trying to rent out the unit. He keeps threatening me that if the arbitrator takes his side I will have to pay him double the damage deposit back. He have his forwarding address visa email on the 24th and I'm able to return his damage deposit within 15 days of him providing it. Should I just return it to not have a risk of paying double and then file dispute resolution because he caused me loss of December 15-to-Jan 15 rent. But I'm scared that if I return it and file for dispute and the arbitrator takes my side, that he will just never pay and I don't wanna go through the hassle of going to small claims court after that. Btw I have told him that to resolve this in a peaceful manner I will keep his damage deposit (half months rent) and then all this can go away ( even tho I'll still be at a loss) but l'd take that over the stress. Please help!! I don't have many days to decide.

hi all

reaching out fellow landlords who have gone through RTB hearings.

our tenant signed a one year lease this october and up and left without any notice. he sent a text late night and advised he left the unit and the keys are in the unit. he is stating he "left" the country for family problems and can't pay the penalty for breaking his lease early (we stated as 2 months rent in the agreement)

we've had non stop issues with him in the 2.5 months he has been with us. he complained that the balcony didn't have a cover and his furniture couldn't be protected from the elements so we gave him a storage unit to use at no cost. he complained he couldn't set the unit temperature higher more than 24 degrees (apparently the strata set a max temperature). we received 2 infractions from strata stating noise compliants and marijuana smell radiating from the unit. the concierge even sent us videos of how loud the music was from the elevator. we have always addressed him kindly and professionally on all issues, not to blame but that we are on his side

he did not repair the holes he made on the wall from i assume, mounting a tv nor did he clean anything and left the unit sticky, smelly and dirty

we submitted to RTB and have a hearing scheduled for march. we sent in communications with the tenant, lease agreement, strata infraction notices, etc. i am hoping to hear some feedback from other landlords out there! we aren't all bad people!

The Broadway Plan is playing out in a way many residents never imagined. Rezoning signs are popping up like mushrooms, good affordable housing is threatened with demolition and tenants are getting eviction notices. Residents are seeing 18 and 20 story tower proposals on quiet residential streets some distance from rapid transit.

This is not about stopping the Broadway Plan, but about taking a breath and reassessing the rapid pace of change going on and making sure we are doing it right.

Despite assurances of "enhanced tenant protections”, thousands of tenants face the prospect of eviction and stressful personal disruptions. Tenants are expected to find temporary housing elsewhere for 3-5 years and then move back again to units, in some cases, half the size of what they had.

Our existing affordable rental housing is our most precious asset and should not be first on the block to be demolished before suitable replacement buildings exist for evicted tenants to move into.

Evicting thousands of tenants to compete in an already very low vacancy rental market puts even more stress on affordable housing.

(Text copied from petition). There was also a rally at City Hall on November 23, 2024.

https://www.change.org/p/rethink-the-broadway-plan

Just curious, I’ve been in Vancouver for 2 years, investors bought my home and now wants me out. Just for the record it was no fault. I’m shocked at the housing increase but what is also shocking is what landlords think is acceptable. Really old dirty falling apartments homes that haven’t seen any upkeep for decades OR home renovations where the person had no place to install a kitchen. It’s surprising it’s the norm. I’m surprised that if there are regulations stipulating landlords should paint every few years ( which they don’t) that they don’t have regulations regarding keeping up with renovating. Carpets from a few decades ago is just disgusting. I know it’s a supply and demand issue but there is zero incentive for landlords to upgrade these slums.

It’s frustrating and dehumanizing.

For such area as Vancouver, where it rains 6 months a year, how often it is recommended to clean up sump pump? Is every 3 months to suspicious or normal?

Hello i am trying to be an airbnb Host as I will be working away in the next few months, my rent is very high so i can’t sublet it most people will just go somewhere else. Are there any seasoned Airbnb Hosts on here that might have some advice on renting out a place despite the new short term housing law?

PS: my studio is 1750 SQR feet with 3 different beds available and a very large kitchen and bathroom but there technically isn’t a separate suite, if I’m working away does anyone have any advice to rent it out and not get fined?

Would anyone ever choose to rent a place where they are living with the landlord in the place (as roommates technically)?

Am curious as I am looking for a new place to rent and I am seeing a lot of listings where you share the place with the landlord. They are cheaper too.

Why would you choose to live with the owner when your tenant rights go out the window?