Abi Bond wants the province to scrap the rule, saying the move could help prevent ‘renovictions’ in the city.
Toronto’s top housing official wants to see the end of an Ontario rule that allows landlords to raise rents by any amount between tenants — arguing the change could help curb the financial incentive for landlords to eject long-term renters.
In a report going to council at its next meeting on Tuesday, housing secretariat executive director Abi Bond says the city should ask the province to tie rent control rules to residential units, rather than the tenants who inhabit them. “Vacancy decontrol often comes up in conversations when you’re talking about the rental housing market, because it’s seen by some as a way to create stability for renters, and it’s seen by others as a way to limit investment by landlords,” she said. “It’s a tricky issue.”
The proposals are all broadly aimed at curbing “renovictions.” In Ontario, landlords are allowed to evict their tenants if vacant possession is required for renovations or repairs, with the tenants allowed to return after the renovations at a similar rent. A “renoviction,” however, refers to cases in which that system is abused by a landlord to elicit turnover and bring in higher-paying tenants, or for other improper motives.
Along with enacting vacancy controls, Bond wants to see the province create a “centralized data system” that can collect information on all rental units across Ontario.
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