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Ontario Rent Increase Freeze for 2021
So... the government of Ontario has just put a moratorium on rent increases for 2021 (overturning the paltry 1.5% increase previously set). Property values can increase, expenses (including property taxes) can increase, but rents remain fixed. This effectively forces landlords to subsidize housing. Here are the details https://news.ontario.ca/en/rel...
Frustrated? Write to your MLA or to Steve Clark (Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing).
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I agree with you @Chris Baxter. This is not a Landlord friendly province. The government here seems to feel that landlords should take on the costs to help out tenants. I will write to Steve Clark.