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Above Guideline Rent Increases in the Age of Financialization

March 13, 2022 by East York Tenants Group

Above Guideline Rent Increases in the Age of Financialization

“Toronto is in the midst of a housing crisis, and around half of the city’s renters are paying unaffordable rents. For tenants living in rent-controlled buildings, annual rent increases are limited to the provincial rent increase guideline. However, landlords can apply for an above guideline increase (AGI) if they incurred costs related to eligible capital expenditures or security services, or if they experienced an extraordinary increase in property taxes. AGIs allow landlords to transfer these costs on to tenants, increasing rents up to an additional 3% for three successive years. This report examines the increase of AGIs in Toronto over the past several years, the impacts of AGIs on tenants, the role of financialized and corporate landlords in pursuing AGIs, and the rationales lawmakers have offered for the policy.”

Refer to this attachment:

Click to access RenovictionsTO-AGIReport-Final.pdf

CBC – Renters’ advocacy group concerned about Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board’s online transition
Ryan Patrick Jones · CBC News · Posted: Dec 14, 2021

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/landlord-tenant-board-online-1.6283723

Note.  This article focuses on the tremendous impact on tenants who either don’t have good access online or simply can’t afford online services in these tough economic times.

THE 2022 ONTARIO RENT INCREASE GUIDELINE IS 1.2%

Refer to these links for details:

Ontario’s 2022 Rent Increase Guideline
https://news.ontario.ca/en/bulletin/1000340/ontarios-2022-rent-increase-guideline

Residential rent increases
https://www.ontario.ca/page/residential-rent-increases

LANDLORD AND TENANT BOARD
https://tribunalsontario.ca/ltb/contact/

ABOVE GUIDELINE RENT INCREASES

Certain landlord applications to increase rent rose following Ontario’s rent freeze legislation
Lamia Abozaid · Posted: Mar 22, 2021
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/above-guideline-rent-increase-applications-rent-freeze-1.5956415

Above-guideline rent increases in Toronto up 250 per cent in six years: report
Corporate landlords are responsible for 84 per cent of all above-guideline rent increases in Toronto, according to RenovictionsTO

Above-guideline rent increases in Toronto up 250 per cent in six years: report

Latest Update – Lockdown Measures To Be Extended
Paula Fletcher
City Councillor for Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

https://mailchi.mp/toronto/covid19-update-dec-18-2020?e=a6cb297031

People want Ontario to reinstate the residential eviction ban
December 3, 2020

Toronto and Peel have been in full lockdown 2.0 for more than a week now, and residents are wondering why, if so many are out of work once more, a ban on residential evictions hasn’t been reinstated.

https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2020/12/ontario-reinstate-residential-eviction-ban/

RENT FREEZE  IN 2021

Ontario Landlords Can Raise The Rent By 0% in 2021 (Rent Freeze!)
https://ontariolandlords.org/blog/category/2021-rent-increase-guideline-ontario/

Ontario Introduces Legislation to Freeze Residential Rent in 2021
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/58396/ontario-introduces-legislation-to-freeze-residential-rent-in-2021

Ontario introduces residential rent freeze for 2021
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-introduces-residential-rent-freeze-for-2021-1.5109278

LEADNOW – URGENT UPDATE

Petition to stop the mass evictions bill.

The Ford government could pass Bill 184 — Ford’s mass evictions bill as early as today — which means we don’t have much time to stop it.

If it passes, Bill 184 could allow the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) to issue quick eviction notices and kick people out of their homes as early as August 1st.

We encourage you to go to this link below and complete the form with the required details. You can then be able to place a call Steve Clark, Minister of Housing and voice your opposition to this mass eviction bill:

https://act.leadnow.ca/bill-184-c2c-other/

Government Resources and Support for COVID-19
Brad Bradford, Councillor Ward 19 – Beaches-East York
March 24, 2020

Refer to this link for complete details: https://www.bradbradford.ca/covid19/

ACORN CANADA – News Update

URGENT ACTION: Rent Freeze / Suspension of Rent & End NSF Fees & Internet for All!

The Government of Canada released the Economic Response Plan to deal with the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The response is timely as it lays out a range of benefits for Canadians as well as businesses to stay afloat in these extremely challenging times.

Refer to this link for full details where you can add your voice to support this action:

https://acorncanada.org/take-action/urgent-action-rent-freeze-suspension-of-rent-end-nsf-fees-internet-all

What the Federal Stimulus Package Means for You
Posted March 20, 2020

We heard the Federal Government releasing an Economic Response Plan to help people deal with the crisis due to COVID-19. Here is a quick summary of what the economic package has to offer. However, ACORN Members and Leaders feel there are substantial gaps between what people need and what they will get with the stimulus package.

Refer to this link for more details:

https://acorncanada.org/what-federal-stimulus-package-means-you

2020 Annual Rent Increase Guideline

The Ontario government has set the 2020 Annual Rent Increase Guideline at  2.2%. The guideline increase of 2.2% for 2020 is the maximum a landlord can raise a tenant’s rent without approval of the Landlord and Tenant Board. This applies to most sitting tenants in private residential rental units covered by the Residential Tenancies Act.

Rents charged to new tenants are at the discretion of the landlord.

The 2020 guideline increase takes effect from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. This 2020 guideline increase of 2.2% is the highest increase since 2013. As noted above, landlords cannot increase rent for sitting tenants above the 2.2% guideline without seeking approval from the Landlord and Tenant Board. The increased is based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation calculated monthly by Statistics Canada.

If the landlord intends to implement an Above Guideline Increase the landlord is required to abide by the regulations of the Landlord and Tenant Board and file an application with Landlord and Tenant Board for an Above Guideline Increase. Refer to this link at the Tribunals Ontario, Landlord and Tenant Board:

http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/documents/ltb/Brochures/2020%20Rent%20Increase%20Guideline%20(EN).html

Detailed information on the 2020 Annual Rent Increase Guideline is available at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing link:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/rent-increase-guideline

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Ontario’s 2022 Rent Increase Guideline

December 11, 2021 by East York Tenants Group

Ontario’s 2022 Rent Increase Guideline
June 16, 2021

Based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI), the guideline on rent increases for 2022 in Ontario is 1.2 per cent. The CPI is a measure of inflation calculated monthly by Statistics Canada using data that reflects economic conditions over the past year.

Refer to this link for details:

https://news.ontario.ca/en/bulletin/1000340/ontarios-2022-rent-increase-guideline

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FMTA – Report Your Landlord – Fill Out Our Eviction Tracker.

July 3, 2021 by East York Tenants Group

Federation of Metro Tenants Associations (FMTA) Eviction Tracker

Illegal and fraudulent evictions are running rampant in Ontario.

Since 2017, landlords have been forcing tenants out of their homes due to fraudulent N12, N13 notices and other means according to our data. Unfortunately, none of this has been tracked…until now. 

We’re trying to build a database of landlords who evict illegally. Have you gone through a fishy eviction recently?

Fill out our eviction tracker today:  https://www.torontotenants.org/fmta_eviction_tracker

NOTE – FMTA main website is accessed at: https://www.torontotenants.org/

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Mimico Estates Tenants’ Association AGI presentation

May 20, 2021 by East York Tenants Group

The Mimico Estates Tenants’ Association conducted an online Above Guideline Increase (AGI) workshop on May 18, 2021. The workshop provided a wide range of useful tips and information for tenants so that they can protect their rights especially in these challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. The title of the presentation is The AGI – A Nuts and Bolts Workshop.

Full details are available at the attachment below:

agi-presentation-may-18_2021Download

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FMTA Petition: We Need A Real Eviction Ban Now!

January 15, 2021 by East York Tenants Group

The FMTA (Federation of Metro Tenants’ Association) has initiated a petition for the Government of Ontario to ban all evictions. Details are below:

Petition: We Need A Real Eviction Ban Now

Yesterday, the Provincial government announced they have temporarily suspended evictions.

We know that many tenants in Ontario are struggling and wanted you to know as soon as possible to help reduce stress and worry.

Unfortunately, the ban is not a complete one – landlords can still give eviction notices, while the Landlord and Tenant Board will continue to hold hearings and issue eviction orders. 

Evictions spread COVID. Unless we get a real eviction ban and rent relief for tenants, people will continue to be evicted and COVID will continue to kill.  

Please sign our petition calling on the government to implement a real eviction ban. Lives are at stake.

Refer to this link to sign the petition:  https://www.torontotenants.org/evictionban

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ACORN CAPREIT TENANT UNION

December 16, 2020 by East York Tenants Group

CAPREIT Tenants have united to form the ACORN CAPREIT Tenant Union (ACTU) and launch a national coordinated campaign to overhaul CAPREIT’s business practices. As tenants, we know that drastic changes are needed in the way REITs do business, not only to ensure that they have healthy and affordable housing long-term, but that the country as a whole does.

CAPREIT is playing a leading role in the loss of affordable housing in Canada; and it is shocking to learn what CAPREIT is getting away with.

Refer to this attachment for full details:  Acorn CAPREIT Tenant Union

 

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BILL 184 Amendments and Tenant Evictions

July 12, 2020 by East York Tenants Group

By Sam Tekerai, Guest contributor

During the current health crisis of COVID-19, the Ontario Government suspended tenant eviction notices that had already been filed with the Landlord and Tenant Board. Although that action was commendable, the government was already in the process of amending the existing Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act, via its Bill 184 that was tabled prior to COVID-19.  Although Bill 184 legislation has so many facets to amend the existing 2006 Act, greater focus should be on needed changes to the ‘existing mechanisms of evictions’.

Bill 184, titled “Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community” was tabled by the Ontario Government prior to the advent of COVID-19. It has now passed its second reading in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and is working its way through the process to become an ‘Act’. Once it is passed it will implement varies amendments to the existing “2006 Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act”, which came into effect on January 31, 2007.  That Act sets out the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants who rent residential properties. One is left to wonder if this nicely titled legislation “Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community” could be a smokescreen for the real intent of Bill 184. These questions need to be addressed: Is the real intent to make it easier for the landlords to evict tenants, particularly those who are financially vulnerable going through economic hardship? Have these tenants reached some sort of agreement with the landlord to pay their ‘debt’ during the COVID-19 crisis?

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FMTA Statement on Bill 184 – June 9, 2020

June 10, 2020 by East York Tenants Group

The provincial government is trying to pass legislation that will make it easier to evict tenants. It will turn the Landlord Tenant Board into a debt collection agency where landlords can chase tenants for rent and utilities payments they are unable to make for reasons such as financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FMTA opposes Bill 184 because it contains measures that will deprive tenants of a key safety net which protects them from eviction. This will be catastrophic for tenants who cannot pay their rent because of COVID-19, or for any other legitimate reason now and into the future.

Read the FMTAs full statement on Bill 184 and learn how to Depute for the Bill at the Standing Committee:

https://www.torontotenants.org/fmta_statement_on_bill_184_2020?utm_campaign=bill_184&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fmta

(Please share this with renters who have difficulties meeting rental payments due to the financial hardships caused by the COVID-19)

 

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