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council and have the
company “show just cause
why this lease with the City

of North Vancouver
shouldn't be voided,” said
Richmond.

He said the Rufus Park
tenants “face a variety of
problems, from, excessive
rent increases to lack of
maintenance,”” and gave
council members a five page
document detailing the

problems in the develop-
ment.

A survey by the Ren- .

talsman’s Office shows the
average rent of a _ three
bedroom house in North
Vancouver last month was
$617.97 while Cressey wants
to raise rents to over $800,
said Richmond.

At the sdme time Cressey
is paying the city about $225
a year for each townhouse,
he said.

“This company has one
heck of a sweetheart deal
with the City.”

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Richmond that the City, as
landlord, can’t take away the
lease, but can sue Cressey if
the company is violating any
legislation.

- According to the City
solicitor there are no
grounds for such a suit, said
Loucks.

“Then get a new lawyer!”
shouted a member of the
gallery.

And Alderman Ralph Hall
suggested the City should
“get around the legalities
and use some firm, friendly
persuasion.”

Cressey, through its agent
Nacel Property Ltd., refused
to meet with the tenants and
failed to show up at a
Rentalsman’s hearing last
week, Richmond said.

Alderman Elko Kroon was
warmly applauded when he
slammed the Rentalsman for
not proceeding with the

hearing in the-absence of the
Nacel representative.

“He’s shown himself in-
capable of handling this
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Mayor Jack Loucks told -think that the Rentalsman is

chickening out
holding the hearing.”

_ Cressey’ should be 1n-
formed “in the strongest
possible terms that we as a
council are behind you, ”" he
said.

However, Alderman Bill
Sorenson advised caution in
dealing with the matter.

City staff haven't. had a
chance to comment on the
issue, he said, adding that “I
don’t believe in making
threats to people if I'm not
sure if I can follow them
through.”

But Sorenson voted in
favor of the letter to Cressey
urging the company to
negotiate with its tenants
before the end of the week.

Only Alderman Frank
Marcino voted against the

in not

letter, as he was opposed to
the Friday deadline. Payne
and Sorenson voted against
asking Cressey to appear

_ before council next week.

Payne said council should
wait until Cressey has had a
chance to meet with the
tenants before taking more
drastic action.

Sorenson wondered
whether the request: would
do any good.

“If he won’t come to a
meeting at the Rentalsman's

_office then he’s definitely not

going to meet us.”
Alderman Stella Jo Dean
muttered in rerly, “Fine.

Then we can ta.e drastic.

action.”

She didn’t say what drastic
action she was con-
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