In one of our Strata’s the council passed a new bylaw prohibiting cultivating due to insurance concerns.

Property Transfer Tax - We have transfer taxes when you buy a property based on the fair market value of your home (based on the following scale):  1% on the first $200,000,2% on the portion of the fair market value greater than $200,000 and up to and including $2,000,000,3% on the portion of the fair market value greater than $2,000,000, andIf the property is residential, a further 2% on the portion of the fair market value greater than $3,000,000 (effective February 21, 2018).Additional Property Transfer Tax on Foreign NationalsAdditionally if you are a foreign national: another 15% tax of the fair market value of your homeSpeculation and Vacancy Tax - if you own a home that is not your primary residence and is not rented out for at least 6 months of the year you pay an extra tax 2 per cent for foreign nationals and satellite families who do not pay income tax in Canada;1% on the first $200,000,2% on the portion of the fair market value greater than $200,000 and up to and including $2,000,000,3% on the portion of the fair market value greater than $2,000,000, andIf the property is residential, a further 2% on the portion of the fair market value greater than $3,000,000 (effective February 21, 2018).1 per cent for Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are not resident in B.C. for income tax purposes (and not members of a satellite family); and 0.5 per cent for British Columbia residents who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents (and not members of a satellite family).

and you have to hire experts to put it together Bond councils etc etc. can cost you 100k or more. for us average investors its a non starter.. you need to rely on church groups Habitat .. and in a small way the little Chairty that a few of us BP members started called  aheroshome.org  were we are giving a home away to a first responder free and clear.. 

They are not happy the Governor did an end-run around the City Council giving them no opportunity to insert themselves and their (often times valid) agendas into this decision.

The Providence city council should be making decisions soon on it.

The New Orleans city council is planning to impose some serious restrictions on STRs.

My friend on the city council told me they will be voting on DADU in January and there is a lot of support for it.

It currently has a renter certificate making it a triplex eligible property.Here’s the issue- Apparently every year we will have to apply for the property to continue to be zoned as a triplex in order to rent them out and the council must approve.

As far as the issue you might have where you may be using language in a contingency in your contract but where the contract continues regardless what happens, you need to review that with council then because that isn't really a "contingency". 

It could be more valuable to me to be able to vote for city council etc where I invest.