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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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,” …
Environmental Defence · 11 March 2024 English
OF GOvErnmEnT” 9 The emissions reductions from changing the All of these policy interventions can be built environment of our towns and cities is achieved with the program design of …
means that those affordable housing stock such as non- who are most dependent on public transit market housing investments, rent … controls, service - those with low incomes, often can’t mandating the provision of replacement actually afford to live near …
CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 5 March 2024 English
to the amount of cops on the street, were drawn from the city’s rapidly City dwellers’ relationship to the to the cost of rent, policy makes and growing unhoused population. …
non- evidence that rental starts were lower in rent-control markets than you. On the regulatory front, the … the fiscal market housing in no-rent-control markets.”We remember that in the 1970s, update targeted …
SHARE: Shareholder Association for Research and Education · 16 February 2024 English
Discussion Document Investors for Affordable Cities Responsible Investment in Housing: General Principles and Progressive Framework A P R I L 2 0 2 3 The Right to Adequate What this …
jurisdictions, zones or assets not subject to rent control); • turned over units; • repositioned units …
Wellesley Institute · 14 February 2024 English
For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit. [...] The following Results section provides the rationale and …
market conditions.15 It is important to note that rent control regulations do not extend to residential rental …
CCHR: Canadian Centre for Housing Rights · 8 February 2024 English
HOUSING POLICY TOOLS SERIES Preserving Affordable Homes in the Private Rental Market Preserving Affordable Homes in the Private Rental Market About us The Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) is …
Vacancy Control: A Critical (Re)evaluation of Rent Control Literature and Policy in the Struggle for Housing …
CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 7 February 2024 English
Acknowledgments The opinions and recommendations in this The authors would like to thank the National Steering Committee report, and any errors, are those of the authors, of Campaign 2000 for …
units. • Strengthen tenant protections and tie rent control to the unit. The right to housing needs to be …
CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 5 February 2024 English
The federal the risk of stranded assets in the economy and raises the cost government must adopt a mission-oriented transition of transitioning over the long term. [...] The impacts of …
nearly 400 Third, these efforts should be complemented by stronger certified Living Wage employers across the province. rent … controls since easing the overall housing shortage will take However, the thousands of BC workers who earn less than time …
ACORN: ACORN Canada · 31 January 2024 English
To counteract this, NB ACORN held two large rallies at the NB legislature and a rent control funeral to remind the government of the demise of the rent cap that was instituted by the province but was being …
pushback by many provinces on adopting rent control or full rent control to support tenants, remain constant … property ownership across all provinces. Mandate rent control in all provinces and territories. Immediately … needed to solve the housing crisis starting with rent control and tenant rights. The meeting also served as … Tower, 411 14th and Alice Bisset. Fight for Rent Control in Alberta Multiple actions throughout the year … year to push the province to implement rent control. The situation is getting worse as tenants are getting …
RNAO: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario · 30 January 2024 English
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t to ensure affordability by: extending rent control to all rental units eliminating vacancy …