Everyone deserves a secure, safe, and affordable home - and that includes renters. This #NationalHousingDay we want to highlight some key issues facing renters in Ontario.
Bill 23 reverses and weakens key affordable housing solutions. This will hurt low-to-middle income renters most of all. acto.ca/bill-23-more-h…
The ongoing delays at the LTB are forcing tenants to wait months for their applications to be heard, delaying justice for so many.
Rents are too high! Vacancy decontrol and the 2018 exemption make it challenging - in some cases impossible - for renters to find secure and affordable homes in the communities of their choosing.
Access to housing is fundamental for quality of life and dignity. It is unacceptable that decision-makers have allowed the affordable housing crisis to become this dire - in Ontario and in Canada. We can't afford to wait. acto.ca/production/wp-…
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Some seniors are facing 20% increase to their rents, which is egregious. It's allowed, of course, because of the 2018 loophole. Even though it's legal, it's damaging to renters & increases economic evictions.
The 2018 exemption is a failed policy. The argument was that it incentivizes development of rental housing. Spoiler! It does not. Less than 9% of all housing units built in Ontario from 1990-2017 were rental housing; 91% of housing built were for homeownership/condos.