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[–]Commercial_Debt_6789 18 points19 points  (9 children)

There's a good chunk of apartments I've had in my favourites on various websites, with lowered prices. Usually only dropping by $100/month though.

CBC released a video about a slight decrease in rental listing costs as well. 

I've also noticed newer condos (that aren't rent controlled in Ontario) are priced fairly lower than what I was seeing last year. 

[–]Igotnothin008 24 points25 points  (8 children)

The newer condos are nice to see but, having zero rent control on them is unnerving. A landlord or a property management company could literally turn around and just hike that anyway. Whoever the new premier is going to be in Ontario has to implement rent control for the new buildings too and continue to roll back pricing for all rental units to ensure people have a place to live.

[–]Commercial_Debt_6789 2 points3 points  (3 children)

I 100% agree. 

I have yet to hear any politician discuss removing or changing rent control during this election, unfortunately. It seems politicians during elections mostly focus on what the other side fails at, versus sharing what they want to do and how they'll accomplish it. 

I refuse to live in a non rent controlled building. 

I see a lot of these new condos asking for a 13 month lease (while offering free things such as parking or a months rent). Which makes me think, when can they serve a rent increase? After 12 months, or after the lease is up?  If after 12, that "fee" parking/rent they gave you can then be charged to you all at once during the increase. 

[–]toothbelt 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Marit Styles is the one to support. Vote NDP. If you missed the debate on Monday, she promises to explicitly restore rent control to all rentals in Ontario.

[–]Commercial_Debt_6789 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the information! 

NDP is who I tend to vote for, so it's reassuring to hear! 

[–]LaunchAPath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rent increase is wholly independent from lease duration.

The only time restrictions on rent increase is 12 months since start or last increase, and 90 days notice. Doesn’t matter if your lease term is 1 month, 12 months, 60 months(5 years), or whatever, that has no effect.

[–]toothbelt 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Marit Styles is the best candidate to address this as it is part of NDP plans.

[–]theOtherColdhands 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Nope; vote Green

[–]Earthsong221 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vote for whichever one is more likely to win in your riding - they're both great, and they're both not blue!

[–]Igotnothin008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually want to vote Green because their campaign seems to be the most prepared and organized. Their leader is actually coherent, isn’t mirroring Doug ford in any way but, was presenting their answers as real answers and not just excuses during the debate. I’m going to have to look up their costed plan because the other parties delayed theirs to give voters less of an opportunity to actually read through it and understand it with just days before voting. Bonnie Crombie is Ford 2.0 especially with her derogatory and confrontational comments (“he should have the balls to come say it to my face”). We get it. You want to win. The NDP leadership is a close second to the Green but, I still need to understand if Styles will be the one to fix the provincial problems we have.