Rent Control
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Legislative updates for residential landlords
From rent increase guidelines to renovictions policies, small residential landlords in particular should take note of the changes that will impact their businesses in 2025.
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Toronto proposes measures to boost housing supply
A new report entitled “Launching the Rental Housing Supply Program” includes measures to advance the rapid creation of 65,000 rent-controlled homes.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.