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15.00 monthly admin fee for new city rental tax. --73.40.xx.xx

Meanwhile, rental properties continue to increase in price as fewer units are being offered on the market. Critics say the new measure has hampered growth in rental housing by making investing more challenging due to lengthier eviction processes, even when the cases are clear cut failures to pay rent. Experts were quick to call these "mindless guesswork" and "poppycock", adding that to combat this trend they are going to impose a rent control of 1% increase per year which must be approved by a committee of tenants' rights activists, each of whom shall received a $10,000 annual stipend, to be paid by a 5% surecharge on all land lord income from monthly rentals.... --107.216.xxx.xxx

Got off a bit on a tangent, didn't I? ; ) --70.160.xxx.xxx

That should be: why do they NOT consider housing a higher priority in their budget --70.160.xxx.xxx

100% agree with Sid there. However, rents will be going up by more than $10/month. LL's will have to pay for their attorney too now. Which means, the tenant will pay both legal expenses now. --68.102.xxx.xxx

DJ,most people were tenants when they were young and believed there landlords were wealthy,more than likely just had more than they did but isnt hard when they were 22,also all they knew was they handed a lot of money to the landlord every month but never saw the bills associated with keeping the property going.It becomes easy to think that person has it easy.You know you are getting good at your job when everyone thinks you have it easy and they can do the job better than you can --72.231.xxx.xxx

I’m pretty sure this is going to be a National agenda. --75.133.xxx.xx

(Darn good Fourth-of-July as well.) --137.118.xx.xxx

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In the province of Ontario there is two tier system of the committee of social justice where government owned rental units tenants there is a completely different process as government owned rentals complained it is too difficult to evict tenants where if there one mistake on the paper work they thrown it out where government units they make changes so the eviction goes through. Had a eviction drag on for a year where she claimed harassment for rent where had everything in text where absolutely nothing was about rent end of story. She defaulted on the payment plan which is always the case. What happens eventually those with credit score below the seven hundreds are out forever as they can no longer find a rental unit or rental house. The secondary market disappears as houses, town houses and condominiums are sold to become owner occupied. As fewer rental units then then rents become more expensive. To blame rental housing for a eviction is completely biased. Rent control where builders no longer build rental units where switch to other forms of buildings. --147.194.xxx.xx

If the city or state started charging ME a fee to help out Tenants, I'd be forced to raise the rents to cover it. --72.199.xx.xxx

Ken, I think you got it. --73.120.xx.xxx

Once upon time the provincial courts handled landlord and tenant cases where in the case of rent arrears the tenant had to pay the rent into court or settle rental arrears before the judge would hear the case. Rent arrears is very simple yes or no. No one goes to the trouble of evicting. Tenants have to pay rent, keep the rental unit in a reasonably clean matter along with no illegal acts such as illegal drugs. The economic implications where provincial, state and federal taxes are reduced as income is reduced along many renovations and repairs are not done as this puts economic restraints on rental housing providers. Why in the world are some jurisdictions funding the extreme leftists groups where they truly represent tenants then tenants should be funding. --147.194.xxx.xx

Here in Maine we have Pine Tree Legal. Which has representation outside the courtroom to talk to any tenant that is being evicted and advise them of their rights. (Well, before Covid that is where they were. Not sure now.) --70.16.xxx.xxx

He will protect the YUTHS --24.101.xxx.xx

I learned a load of good stuff by hanging around outside the courtroom and listening to the free lawyers coach their tenants. Lots of inside info there. Then I'd sit in the courtroom for a few hours watching other cases and see how it all went. First time evicting, needed to know the process and when it was my turn (no lawyer, just me myself and I) I did very well. Amazing what you can 'overhear' when people are all crammed into a holding area and talking loudly. That's how I found out my soon to be evicted tenant actually had a lawyer present the whole time, even though she wasn't represented in the courtroom. Silly lawyers were chatting and they mentioned her NAME. Very unusual name, couldn't have been anyone else. I just hung around and eavesdropped on their conversation. I also listened to lawyers in the elevator, hallways, etc. Sometimes I would ask a friendly question and get some great advice. Nothing like free lawyer advice when they have no idea you are the plaintiff in a case they are handling later that day. I spent a load of time at that courthouse just wandering, listening, asking questions. There was a guy who worked for a legal firm and did research on the courts computers about clients. He showed me how to look up cases and get information that was very valuable. Clerks would call me at home when my tenant showed up to file 'ex-parte' so I would be alerted and be able to be there instead of her having private doings with the judge. Helpful. Everyone knew me eventually, clerks, bailiffs, judges, lawyers, guards, the check in security who called me 'the inhaler lady' (asthma inhaler) always had to be checked. Sometimes I miss all the 'fun'. Still don't like the idea of Landlords having to pay the expenses of deadbeat tenants. --72.199.xx.xxx

I wonder if you could charge an eviction-prep fee at move-in, refundable if you don't have to evict LOL! --50.82.xxx.xxx