A Metro Vancouver couple tried to buy on the housing market but were recently denied a Pitt Meadows condominium because their family is too large.
Lucas Parry and Mackenzie Graham have three children under the age of two.
The family is running out of space in their rental condo in Coquitlam and is trying to buy their first home.
“We have our down payment located,” Mackenzie told Global News.
“We have everything. We want to contribute to a mortgage rather than rent. Rent prices are crazy right now in this town.
The couple got an accepted offer on a condo in Pitt Meadows, which would have doubled their current living space.
However, the stratum has a rule that limits the number of people in the unit to four, not five.
The Parrys said they also wanted to turn the laundry room into another bedroom.
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Strata rejected the purchase, even though the couple learned that at least one other unit at the complex had undergone a similar conversion.
“I feel like our family was discriminated against in this situation,” Lucas said. “Overall, I don’t think so, but this situation seems unfair.”
Mackenzie said it was frustrating because it felt like the strata were just choosing who could do what and who couldn’t.
A real estate agent told Global News that this situation is becoming more common, but is not expected to continue.
“Something has to give at the end of the day,” said real estate agent Edward Eviston. “When you have people living in the city and trying to work in the city and raise a family in the city.
“I think over time you’ll see the strata become more malleable to new creative solutions, but right now you’ve got a pretty big gap between the families and the people who have lived in this building for 30 to 40 years. “
The strata council and property manager did not respond to Global News’ request for comment.
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However, in a statement to Global News, the Attorney General and the Ministry responsible for housing said: “We are committed to increasing access to housing to buy and rent and to strengthen protections so that people can respond to this crisis. We need to find the right balance between the needs of buyers and the need for condominium companies to manage their properties efficiently. »
Meanwhile, the Parrys said they will continue to search for their new home and abide by the regulations, even if they don’t see the logic in the decisions.
“We weren’t trying to be sneaky. We were asking them to do it,” Mackenzie said.
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