Jessica Bell and the Ontario NDP are on your side with a plan to protect renters.
After seven long years under the Doug Ford’s Conservatives, rent is more expensive than ever. It’s the biggest expense in people’s budget and the cost is only rising. The Ontario NDP 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.
That's why Jessica Bell and the Ontario NDP are committed to:
- Bringing in real rent control – we’ll close the unfair loophole that exempts units built after 2018. We’ll attach rent control to the unit; otherwise called vacancy control, 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 also end above-guideline rent increases (AGIs).
- Cracking 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.
- Legalizing more housing like fourplexes and four-storey multiplex apartments in all neighbourhoods, and midrise apartments along transit corridors as-of-right.
- Limiting short-term rentals (eg: Airbnb) to one’s primary residence, protecting the supply of long-term rental housing
- Building or acquiring at 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.