Residential Tenancy Reform Consultation Paper

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RESIDENTIAL TENANCY REFORM CONSULTATION PAPER Message from Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Urban) Brad Duguid Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing John Gerretsen has asked me to lead the dialogue between our government and Ontarians on ways to improve our rental housing market to ensure tenants have real protection and to encourage a healthy and vital rental housing industry. This is part of the Ontario government’s plan to make Ontario strong, healthy and prosperous. I look forward to touring our province, and listening to the views of tenants and landlords across Ontario. This document contains a questionnaire that I encourage you to complete. It forms an important part of our dialogue with you, and provides you with an opportunity to make your views known directly to our government, as we move forward on our agenda of real, positive change for Ontario. The discussion paper examines a number of areas where improvements are needed. These include rents charged to new tenants, adjusting rents based on utility costs, proper maintenance of a rental building, regional decontrol, rent deposits, dispute resolution, tenant and landlord rights, and the demolition and conversion of rental housing. Our discussion will take us to communities where we can hear from as many people and organizations as possible. Town hall meetings will be held in the GTA (Central, East and West), Kitchener, Hamilton, London, Sudbury, Kingston, Ottawa and Thunder Bay. I invite you to attend one of the public meetings, and provide your comments on this very important topic. Information regarding the dates and times of the meetings can be found on our website, www.rentreform.ontario.ca, and/or by calling 1-866-751-8082. Thank you in advance for your participation in this process. Brad Duguid Parliamentary Assistant ii
RESIDENTIAL TENANCY REFORM CONSULTATION PAPER Table of Contents Introduction 2 Principles for change 2 We want your views 3 Rents for new tenants 4 Rent increase guideline 8 “Costs No Longer Borne” for utility costs 10 Maintenance and rent increases 12 Regional decontrol 14 Interest on rent deposits 18 Dispute resolution – default process 20 Dispute resolution – notification of hearing 22 Making landlords and tenants aware of their rights and responsibilities 24 Demolition and conversion 26 Other issues and concerns 30 Appendix A: Overview of Ontario’s private rental market 32 Questionnaire 37 1
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