Rent Control

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Canadian Apartment Magazine

New Brunswick rent increases uncapped for 2023

The temporary cap holding New Brunswick's residential rent increases to 3.8 per cent will expire at year-end, replaced with new options to phase in increases over two or three years in some circumstances.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario Liberals announce plan to bring back rent control

The Ontario Liberal party announced it intends to introduce a single rent control system across the province should it win the upcoming provincial election.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

LTB collects $13 million in Ontario fee revenue

The volume and sum of Tribunal admin charges exceed most other tolls tied to commercial real estate and/or professional and skilled personnel who work in the industry.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ford announces rent control pull-back

As part of its newly announced “Housing Supply Action Plan,” the Ontario Government is proposing a strategy to increase the province’s rental housing supply through new measures affecting rent control.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Assessing the impact of rent control

More than a year after the Fair Rental Act was introduced, rent control is back in the spotlight with new research suggesting it is doing more harm than good when it comes to rental construction and affordability.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Fixing Ontario’s rental housing crisis

On June 7th, Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Doug Ford was elected the province’s new premier in a majority vote that has left some industries fearing the worst and others optimistic.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Deconstructing Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan

In an effort to help increase the province’s supply of affordable housing and protect renters from what many are calling exorbitant rent hikes, the Ontario Government has announced a comprehensive package of measures in its just-released Fair Housing Plan.
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REMI Network

FRPO survey predicts negative impacts of rent control

The Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) released the results of a survey it conducted on the impacts of rent control using a focus group representing the province's largest rental housing providers.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Push for revised rent control in Ontario

The controversial topic of rent control in Ontario is back in the news after two Toronto City councillors voiced concerns about what they are calling “unethical” rent hikes across the GTA
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REMI Network

Paris rent controls pilot government’s agenda

Caps now apply on new residential leases and lease renewals, dictating that rents cannot exceed the reference rate by more than 20 per cent nor undercut it by more than 30 per cent.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Rent control

This video report looks at rent control, and how new and existing mandates will affect building owners' properties. Commentators: FRPO's Mike Chopowick and Heather Waese of SPAR Property Paralegal Professional Corp.