1.7K for a studio which is ridiculous but popular now.

One of life's harder lessons ... _"Any unregulated space will eventually fall to dishonesty and corruption"_ This rental housing crisis with it's run-away landlords is a prime example.

Citynews you need to control your audio please.

Every time I see Acorn members speaking I cringe a little. While I believe them to be well intentioned I am not convinced they actually understand these issues. On point... all the protesting, rent strikes and sit-ins in the world are not going to change anything when the issue finally boils down to an evidence-vs-evidence battle in a Tribunal courtroom. Tenants need solid advice on legal procedures, not red t-shirts and placards. Renovictions are used to jack up rents because tenants do not understand the process and often fail to declare their intention to move back in after. It's not automatic, it needs to be put in writing before they move out. So, in many cases the landlord is simply following the rules. Demovictions are going to backfire on landlords and I rather suspect they know that. You don't take a building down on Monday and replace it on Tuesday, it's a years long process that leaves them with a property that is pure expense. It will also backfire on tenants as it will greatly reduce the number of available rentals. Acorn's demands for a "maximum temperature" (air conditioning) law will backfire on tenants something horridly as in many cases a building will need to be vacant to do the retrofitting, justifying renovictions and allowing huge rent increases. Even the ones that don't need to be vacant will see existing tenants hit with AGIs that are justified by the legal requirement to retrofit the building for air conditioning. And it goes on and on... Lots of bright ideas... total lack of foresight. The Above Guideline Increase issue is the prime driver of rapid rent increase right now. The LTB is up to their elbows in them. Existing long term tenants are being unjustly hit with 8 and 9% rent increases after renovations that should never qualify for an AGI. Many tenants can't bear it and the results are homelessness and increased demand on social services. Take a look at businesses in the vicinity of larger apartment blocks, they're all suffering because tenants don't have extra money to spend. This is what's doing all the damage. For a thorough examination of the AGI issue do a search for "The 165 Ontario Story" .... It's all there with evidence, strategy and documentation.

My current landlady is selling her home and moving to live with her friend in one of the condos in Kipling TTC station complex. I am waiting for an apartment through Toronto Housing since 2019 and have an 8 year wait to endure before I receive my next apartment in 3 more years, 2027. I am moving over to a tent community in downtown Toronto to live out these 3 years until my next rental unit is made available for me.

Maybe people ought to vote more

Rent control? High interest = Higher Mortgage rates to the owner = Higher rent rates to the renter to compensate the higher mortgage payment. Property owners are defaulting on their mortgages because of high interest rates and cannot afford payments. Complain to the Liberal/NDP gov in poor budget spending's that increase inflation, which increase interest rates, which increase mortgages, which increase rental cost. Domino affect.

I pay $2000 a month for a 2 bedroom unit in London Ontario while someone else pays $870. I don't have anything they don't in my unit. We share all the same amenities. Why do I have to pay $2000

What about economic justice for small time landlords? Not all landlords are making oodles of cash as these "advocates" make people look. They often make things worse. What we need is a fair system, not an off the rails social justice system, but I'm sure if we were to look into that, these, advocates would object...

Hey ACORN - you get what you pay for. If you want to pay less than market value, then be happy living is a sub-par unit. If you want fresh paint, new appliances, an ensuite with walk-in closet and granite countertops, then pay up like the rest of us.

We need rent control everywhere in Canada

capitalists gone crazy/greedy

I wish this lady could talk about how she deal with all the tenants who are not paying their rent…

Ford will never go for that. We need to get off our butts and vote him out

Limit the rent? what about the repair fees material fees utilities mortgages manage fees to have a limit? Only limiting the landlord part will just make you homeless

More rent controls will simply make Ontario housing shortages worse. No prospective landlord with a brain will buy a residential rental unit if there are little or no prospects of profitability. No multiple unit residential homebuilder will receive bank financing if investors don’t pre-pay for 70 percent of the units. And taxpayers are unwilling to pay for subsidized rental homes. Tenants should instead form cooperatives and combine their earnings to qualify for a commercial mortgage on large properties with multiple housing units.

Rent controls are bad for landlords and tenants. Bad for landlords because they cannot yield a decent return on capital investment; bad for tenants because they result in rental housing shortages over the long term.

Free loaders good luck 😂😂

Stop lying on tenant applications then blame us ..

A Nigerian friend of mine was telling me that back in his country, punishment for assaulting people is more strict. He loves Canada, because of the catch and release policy. He keeps on re-offending here in Canada. Things are going well!

U wanna play games? U wanna play ruff? Ok, let’s play ruff! Rent controls? Time to accept rent in cash only !!!

The government keeps saying that rent control discourages building of rental properties. I was renting under controls before. There was enough housing. It might dissuade investors from targeting housing to make money, and renters would have more stability.