FREDERICTON — With New Brunswick's provincial election approaching, a housing advocacy group is calling on the next government to strengthen tenants' rights,...
FREDERICTON — With New Brunswick 's provincial election approaching, a housing advocacy group is calling on the next government to strengthen tenants' rights, particularly through caps on rent increases.
“I think it’s a handy tool for decision-makers,” LeBlanc Haley said in an interview. “New Brunswick is one of the few provinces in the country without a comprehensive rent regulation regime, so that would be the very first place to start.” A rent cap would help people in an overheated market such as the one in New Brunswick until supply catches up with the demand, Saillant said.
Other reasons cited by survey respondents for the difficulty in finding housing include a competitive housing market and power imbalances between landlords and tenants. The report said several participants said they made sacrifices to pay their rent, including eating cheaply, skipping car payments or forgoing cellphone service.
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