Rent control policies are regulations that limit the amount landlords can increase rent, intended to keep housing affordable. Proponents argue that it makes housing more affordable and prevents exploitation by landlords. Opponents argue that it discourages investment in rental properties and reduces the quality and availability of housing.
Narrow down the conversation to these participants:
@ISIDEWITH7mos7MO
Yes
@9QXDWM85mos5MO
Way too much bureaucracy to properly enact it, which is a burden on the taxoayers AND hurts people that want to rent more than landlords as landlords that are not profitable anymore due to rent control will just sell, or leave their space empty. So less supply, while the demand remains the same.
@B26DKV34 days4D
Yes, but only in buildings with ten apartments and above
@B23CRQ32wks2W
Yes, housing is a basic right and should be free of charge.
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
How might rent prices affect your decisions when choosing where to live after high school or college?
I really think the rent on housing for every citizen is absolutey terrible for rent money it is WAY to high i defenetly think that as well and would agree with me , it really does not seem the government cares on the prices is so high i bet that half of the citizens of canada could barely aford anything...
@9VR8FZ83mos3MO
No, but the government should implement the same initiatives taken by the Finnish government's Housing First Program
@9TC7PPGConservative4mos4MO
Yes, but allow the landlords to put out their own prices and talk to the government to make appropriate prices.
@9SY83324mos4MO
Yes, rents should be held to the same income proportion as a mortgage.
@9SS6G4R4mos4MO
No, but if landlords aren't being conscientious, they should punish it.
@9S3NX6KConservative5mos5MO
It depends as rent caps can also have the opposite effect you tell someone this is the max you can charge they are going to charge that every time regardless of actual value
@9RZPX675mos5MO
yes, given that the rent control policies do not crowd out, or affect landlords that are providing a solution to the housing market situation
@9RFSJMHIndependent5mos5MO
rent control is a very short term pause and can only be permitted i paired to other measures
@9RFBPZV5mos5MO
Yes, for basic residential family living. No to "luxury" living spaces.
@9RD97H35mos5MO
There should be some controls in place to ensure low income housing stays reasonable but also provide landlords with better protections on their investments in the way of subsidies or some form of special insurance to offset the added risks.
@9RC7M425mos5MO
Yes, but only temporary limits to allowable increases in rent
@9RBZPSZIndependent5mos5MO
No, but have the rent charged factor into how much the landlord pays in taxes
@9RBY87R5mos5MO
No, but they should implement an "empty room" fee to incentivize landlords to fill their lodgings
@9RBVDVT5mos5MO
No, the government should encourage development to 8ncrease supply.
@9QZGVST5mos5MO
Yes, and the government should provide assistance against economic shocks to small-size landlords to make this more possible.
@9QV4KY26mos6MO
No, it distorts the market and end up at the disadvantage for everybody
@9MYNRMN7mos7MO
Yes, but within reason to avoid landlords not being able to make a profit.
@9MQ523C7mos7MO
Yes, and it should be tied to inflation and overall rent cost
@9MNP82G7mos7MO
It depends on the how much interest the mortgage is on, with rising inflation landlords need enough to pay mortgage.
@9MLXWMN7mos7MO
May be temporarily. But, the market should be allowed to run its course. Let supply and demand play itself out. Solve the problem at more grass roots level such as controlling immigration, develop and urbanize smaller cities to take the pressure out of the already saturated big cities like Toronto.
@9WYDMSD2mos2MO
Yes, in a populous urban center the max should be $1000 per bedroom, in rural areas with less people it should be a max of $300 per bedroom. landlords should not be able to charge more than that, in a compromise we need to do more to lower the cost of living and the expenses of landlords so they can make more profit, cover the maintenance more effectively and keep prices low while not screwing them out of the ability to live.
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
@9ZK3JNS1mo1MO
Yes, $500 max per bedroom in a rural area and a max of $800 per bedroom in a larger population center. tax benefits and subsidies to landlords who keep their rents lower than that threshold with more incentives the lower they set their rent.
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion
Loading data...
Join in on more popular conversations.
