| deter from | отталкивать (говорится о неисполненном намерении • The irony here is that the purpose of the vacancy tax system is to increase housing in Vancouver. However, the implementation and heavy-handed tactics used on honest, hard-working folks like the guy in this article, have essentially deterred owners from providing suites. It seems like every year we read about these nightmare stories. It's just not worth the risk to be a landlord anymore, judging by the various replies I'm reading here. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |