Vancouver issues more than 1,000 laneway house permits

When they decided to build a laneway house on their East Vancouver property to earn extra rental income, David and Christine Neely worried what their neighbours would think.

At first, there was a lot of concern about additional density and loss of parking, David said Sunday. Plus the couple wondered if they’d miss the extra yard space for their young children.

But three years later, the Neelys have had “no problems or concerns whatsoever” regarding the yellow, 500 square-foot one bedroom plus den they rent to a couple with a baby for about $1,500 a month.

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