Rent Control

Rent regulation is a system of laws, administered by a court or a public authority, which aims to ensure the affordability of housing and tenancies on the rental market for dwellings. Generally, a system of rent regulation involves: Price controls, limits on the rent that a landlord may charge, typically called rent control or rent stabilization Eviction controls: codified standards by which a landlord may terminate a tenancy:1 :1 obligations on the landlord or tenant regarding adequate maintenance of the property a system of oversight and enforcement by an independent regulator and OmbudsmanThe loose term "rent control" covers a spectrum …

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CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 16 September 2024 English

Rent control in Ontario: The facts, the flaws, the fixes SEPTEMBER 2024 RENT CONTROL IN ONTARIO The facts, the flaws, the fixes Ricardo Tranjan and Paulina Vargatoth Rent control in Ontario The facts, Introduction 3 1. [...] In the early 1940s, the Canadian government prohibited landlords from 6 / Rent control in Ontario: The facts, the flaws, the fixes raising rents. [...] The most likely explanation is

Rent control in Ontario: The facts, the flaws, the fixes SEPTEMBER 2024 RENT CONTROL IN ONTARIO The facts fixes Ricardo Tranjan and Paulina Vargatoth Rent control in Ontario The facts, the flaws, the fixes Introduction terms and context 6 Rent freeze (old) versus rent control (new) 6 The various pieces of rent regulation flawed AGI calculations 23 7. Claims against rent control 26 1. Abstract economic argument: Rent controls Claims based on old research: In the past, rent control made the situation worse 27 3. Fearmongering


CCHR: Canadian Centre for Housing Rights · 17 July 2024 English

From 2023-2024, the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) undertook a research project to deepen an understanding of the relationship between GBV and housing insecurity in Ontario, as well as …

late 1990s, Ontario also moved to eliminate rent control on vacant units, allowing housing providers


AMSSA: Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Services Agencies of BC · 27 June 2024 English

We appreciate and acknowledge the support of Norm Leech, from the T’it’q’et community of the St’at’imc Nation and Executive Director at Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House who shared his knowledge and …

increase, even in a province that has long had rent control policy in place. The drive to understand and


Community Foundation Canada · 21 May 2024 English

The Pye Centre in and local organizations, to research and share from a summer youth science camp to a har- grams to help meet the needs of the community. [...] …

to hosting cultural food residencies NL residents report like sharing staff and delivery services and collaborating on rent controls and the regulation of short-term rentals, stronger for visitors and locals, McCarthy’s work focuses Lori McCarthy


FRHD: Freehand Books · 1 May 2024 English

Set in Paris, an offbeat and sweet novel about family, loss and recovery, and the magic of memory. When Mira takes a trip to Paris with her nephew, Bernard, she …

place he’s lived in for many years? Is there rent control in Paris? Before she closes the browser now


ACORN: ACORN Canada · 23 April 2024 English

Ottawa Save Affordable Housing Platform April 2024 S A V E A F F O R D A B L E H O U S I N G P L …

enabled to abuse the loopholes in Ontario’s rent control laws (lack of vacancy control and exemptions


MUNISCOPE: Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research · 22 April 2024 French

• 112,6 millions de dollars sur cinq ans, à compter de 2024-2025, et de 4,3 millions de dollars par année par la suite, pour complémenter l’Initiative des terrains fédéraux pour …

“The truth is that there are two things that will bring down housing costs fast—lower interest rates and rent controls,”


MUNISCOPE: Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research · 22 April 2024 English

We urge the federal government to help fully realize the potential of the billions of dollars in investment we have attracted to the electric vehicle and battery sectors by matching …

“The truth is that there are two things that will bring down housing costs fast—lower interest rates and rent controls,”


ACORN: ACORN Canada · 11 April 2024 English

The focus of the survey was to get the tenant perspective on the retrofit financing deal. [...] It attempts to solve the climate crisis in a way that exacerbatesg the …

worst when it comes to tenant protections. No rent control, no security of tenure, and underenforced minimum


CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 10 April 2024 English

e xplore the extent to which what happened can be conceptualized as a form of organizational ‘elder abuse.’1 The case of the sale of Lions Place represents both a major …

affordability. Other avenues include strengthening rent control legislation and tenant protections (August,


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