Condemned
The Balmoral Hotel was deemed unsafe to occupy and at risk of collapsing by the city earlier this month, with officials claiming the building owners have maintained unacceptable conditions for decades.
It’s not the first time Sahota family properties have been in crisis. Ten years ago, the roof caved in on another Sahota property, the Pandora Hotel. And the Regent Hotel, across the street, is also among those targeted in two class action lawsuits.
The Balmoral also houses rats, cockroaches, bedbugs and black mold. The human residents will be evicted one day after this block party protest; they have nowhere to go.
East Hastings Street, Downtown Eastside, Vancouver, BC
Condemned
The Balmoral Hotel was deemed unsafe to occupy and at risk of collapsing by the city earlier this month, with officials claiming the building owners have maintained unacceptable conditions for decades.
It’s not the first time Sahota family properties have been in crisis. Ten years ago, the roof caved in on another Sahota property, the Pandora Hotel. And the Regent Hotel, across the street, is also among those targeted in two class action lawsuits.
The Balmoral also houses rats, cockroaches, bedbugs and black mold. The human residents will be evicted one day after this block party protest; they have nowhere to go.
East Hastings Street, Downtown Eastside, Vancouver, BC