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[frandroid]

Moscoe touts landlord licences [thestar.com]

A landlords' group slammed the idea, calling it a cash grab. Only 5 per cent to 10 per cent of the 300,000 or so high-rise apartment units in the city are in bad shape, said Brad Butt, president of the Greater Toronto Apartment Association.

"only" 5 to 10 per cent? That's 15,000 to 30,000 units!

I think the permit for bad apartments is not expensive enough though. $400 a year? Any repairs would cost a lot more. The counter argument that the cost would be passed on to tenants is partly valid, but repairs do get passed on to tenants anyway through above-rate rent increases. It partly depends of the vacancy rate in the market... In a low-vacancy market, these fines could indeed increase rents on the cheapest apartments.

brownstargirl, any thoughts?

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[retinal-strain.livejournal.com]

Rentometer.com

Re: speaking of rentals, here's my new favorite internet nerd thing

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

Wow. I think it's time to go shopping for a new apartment.

[brownstargirl.livejournal.com]

I don't work at That Place anymore. but basically, we need rent control back, a tribunal that's not expensive and byzantine and screwed, and an easier system of reporting landlord property crimes with more instant penalties, like they have in nyc.

[threeliesforone.livejournal.com]

a good friend of mine works at the federation of metro tenants. i need to ask her what she thinks, because i thought the same.

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

Well, you have such a response from formerly such a person right above your comment. :] But I'd love to hear more!