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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>FYI . . . Lynne Browne</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Executive Director, Alliance to End Homelessness </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>613-241-7913 ext. 205, <a href="mailto:lbrowne@ysb.on.ca" target="_blank"><span style='color:#17365D'>lbrowne@ysb.on.ca</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rob MacDonald [mailto:robm@housinghelp.on.ca] <br><b>Sent:</b> June-15-12 4:42 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: McGuinty Government Stabilizing Rent Increase Guideline To Protect Tenants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The government passed legislation today which caps rents for sitting tenants at 2.5%. Unfortunately, landlords will continue to raise rents to whatever the market will bear whenever a unit becomes vacant. Landlords can also raise rents above the guideline for capital expenditures, security, and increased municipal taxes or utilities. Rental units built after 1991 are also exempt from rent control. <br><span style='color:#0F243E'>comment</span><br>Rob MacDonald<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Naqvi_Yasir-MPP-CO</b> <<a href="mailto:ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org">ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org</a>><br>Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 8:58 PM<br>Subject: McGuinty Government Stabilizing Rent Increase Guideline To Protect Tenants<br>To: Naqvi_Yasir-MPP-CO <<a href="mailto:ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org">ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org</a>><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Today, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Kathleen Wynne announced that the passage of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act will cap the maximum amount most landlords can increase a sitting tenant’s rent during the year at 2.5 per cent.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:3.75pt;line-height:14.4pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Right now, one million tenant households in Ontario are covered by the annual Rent Increase Guideline, which applies to more private residential rental accommodations covered by the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. The guideline is the maximum amount most landlords can increase a sitting tenant's rent during the year without making an application to the Landlord and Tenant Board.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Tenants will now benefit from more predictable and stable rents so they have safe and affordable housing. For landlords, this will ensure a fair return so they can properly maintain and repair rental properties. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:3.75pt;line-height:14.4pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The annual Rent Increase Guideline is a calculation based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is calculated by Statistics Canada. CPI is a measure of inflation, or the rate of price change for goods and services bought by consumers.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Capping the Rent Increase Guideline is part of the McGuinty government’s plan to provide affordable housing for Ontario families. To learn more about Ontario’s Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy, please visit <a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/" target="_blank">www.mah.gov.on.ca</a> or contact me at my Community Office at <a href="tel:613-722-6414" target="_blank">613-722-6414</a>. </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Together, we are building a better Ontario!</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Kind regards, </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Yasir</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;color:maroon'>Yasir Naqvi, MPP</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ottawa Centre</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Community Office</span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> | 411 Roosevelt Ave. Suite 204, Ottawa K2A 3X9</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>[t] <a href="tel:613-722-6414" target="_blank">613-722-6414</a> | [f] <a href="tel:613-722-6703" target="_blank">613-722-6703</a> | [e] <a href="mailto:ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org" target="_blank">ynaqvi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org</a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Queen’s Park Office</span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> | 7 Queen’s Park Cr. 7<sup>th</sup> Floor, Toronto M7A 1Y7</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>[t] <a href="tel:416-325-3581" target="_blank">416-325-3581</a> | [f] <a href="tel:416-325-3453" target="_blank">416-325-3453</a> | [e] <a href="mailto:ynaqvi.mpp@liberal.ola.org" target="_blank">ynaqvi.mpp@liberal.ola.org</a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>fb</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <a href="http://facebook.com/YasirNaqviMPP" target="_blank">facebook.com/YasirNaqviMPP</a> | <b><span style='color:#33CCCC'>tw</span></b> @Yasir_Naqvi | <b><span style='color:#993366'>(i)</span></b><span style='color:red'> </span><a href="http://www.yasirnaqvimpp.ca" target="_blank">www.yasirnaqvimpp.ca</a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <br>Rob MacDonald,<br>Advocate for Tenants<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"Warriors, warriors we call ourselves. We fight for <br>splendid virtue, for high endeavour, for sublime wisdom, <br>therefore we call ourselves warriors."<br>Aunguttara Nikaya<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>