An NDP government on your side will support renters

HAMILTON – Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the NDP will protect and support renters with her plan to give the millions of Ontario families that rent more security in their homes. This is part of the NDP’s comprehensive Homes Ontario plan — the largest home building plan in Ontario history.

“After seven years of Doug Ford, rent is higher than ever. It’s the biggest expense in your family’s budget and it’s only getting worse. And every renter is worried that unfair rent hikes and renovictions could push them out of their homes, and finding a new place is unaffordable.”

Ontario’s New Democrats will protect renters in this housing crisis. We’ll bring in real rent control, we’ll crack down on bad actors, and we’ll build more homes that people can afford.”

The Ontario NDP’s plan to support renters:

• Real rent control. We’ll close the unfair loophole that exempts units built after 2018. We’ll attach rent control to the unit to stop landlords from jacking up rent between tenants - removing the incentive for landlords to use unethical tactics to squeeze out existing tenants so they can raise the rent on the next one. We’ll end above-guideline rent increases.
• Crack down on renovictions, demovictions and other illegal tactics. We’ll beef up the rules, fix the Landlord and Tenant board and we’ll stop the Conservative and Liberal plan to evict people faster.
• Legalize more housing like fourplexes and four-storey multiplex apartments in all neighbourhoods, and midrise apartments along transit corridors as-of-right.
• Limit short-term rentals (eg: Airbnb) to one’s primary residence, protecting the supply of long-term rental housing
• Build or acquireat least 300,000 permanently affordable rental homes in non-profit and co-op housing, as part of our costed Homes Ontario plan, which sets a goal of 1.5 million new homes in 10 years.