"I rent in a building that shares some of the LEED technology that the OV uses – 'what a hunk a junk' is all I can say."

YLTNBoomerang at vancouvercondo.info 4 Oct 2010 9.31 am – “I rent in a building that was completed about two years ago and also shares some of the LEED technology that the OV uses – what a hunk a junk is all I can say. What is interesting is that it seems that the building is significantly occupied by renters and we all discuss how lousy the construction is and that we would never buy here. The lack of owner occupier’s has also led to poor upkeep where it seems that a lot of people who live here just don’t care about the strata rules or taking care of the common areas. I’m not saying renters are slobs or trash the place but the truth is that when you don’t own, you treat the place more like a hotel than a place that eats up 60% of your take-home (myself included). I pay a lot for rent, I’m not going to wear kid-gloves when I interface with the building, if something breaks from shoddy construction or maintenance I am going to complain to the landlord!”