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It shows that "no rent control" basically means "your landlord can throw you out at any time without notice" by raising rent to a ludicrous amount. It completely undermines all other tenant protections. Even conservatives should be supporting at least modest rent controls to prevent cases like this.
Most conservatives are middle class small business owners and landlords, this is why they are always supportive of "small government" it's just a dog whistle for unregulated market.
I saw a documentary that spoke to some Twump (sic) supporters who lived in a shithole building that they didn't realize was owned by the Kushners. I can't recall anything else about it that might help identify it.
Same thing is happening to me right now (UK). LL inherited a portfolio of mortgage-free properties a few years back, immediately jacked the rent up on them all. I tried to haggle what imo was an egregious rent increase (notified middle of the year after asking for a minor repair), we agreed on a price then he served me notice to quit; via the letting agent, not a peep or thanks from the LL after I've put ~£90000 into his familys' accounts over 13 yrs.
Of course, I can pay someone elses mortgage, but when I apply to a bank for one myself, I can't afford it.
I can pay someone elses mortgage, but when I apply to a bank for one myself, I can’t afford it.
But when you can't afford it any longer, the landlord is free to replace you with someone who temporarily can. That's the difference!
Here in Norway ut is illegal to raise rent more than once a year and maximum by the current consumer price index. If the rent isn't raised a year you don't get to raise for that years CPI.
There is a similar rule in Ontario, but it doesn’t apply to buildings built after 2018.
This exemption was put in place as an incentive for more rental units to be put on the market (or to enrich developers and landholders, depending on your political stance).
It’s frustrating that that’s a fixed date, instead it should be a floating date of 5 or so years.
The fixed date creates a weird scenario where the controlled supply is limited but the uncontrolled supply isn’t, which allows gross pricing disparities to arise and allows old-building owners and new to abuse their tenants (for old: you can’t afford to leave, for new: good luck getting a cheaper place, they’re all full).
A floating rent-control date balances things: developers only get to be greedy for so long, the supply of controlled housing is increases so pricing is more even, and landlords will want good relationships with tenants when they know they’re going to get “stuck” with them in a rent-controlled scenario.
A floating rent-control date
... is still a bad idea. Let's not focus on what kind of bat we're beaten with; let's just get Ontario back on track.
This used to exist in Ontario but the Conservatives removed it for anything built or renovated after 2018. Canadians need to learn to never vote Conservative.
It's similar in Quebec. Unfortunately this is only enforced by informed renters, so landlords often raise it much more than the allowed amount when someone moves out.
It doesn't really help the case that they show a picture a sky line dream apartment, but still that price is ridiculous and obviously there to drive them out.
This absolutely should not be legal
Fuck Canada, more than half of Canadian politicians are fucking landlords and this is why they allow these abusive and scummy laws to stay, no rent protection, fuck this country.
When escalation of this magnitude is your solution, you shouldn't be surprised when your clients respond with violence.