[homeles_ot-l] Tenants pay higher property taxes than homeowners - meeting on May 1

[Linda O'Neil]

FYI


Linda O'Neil
Chair, Public Affairs Working Group
The Alliance to End Homelessness

Public Education Consultant
Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch
301-1355 Bank St., Ottawa ON, K1H 8K7
loneil at cmhaottawa.ca<mailto:loneil at cmhaottawa.ca>
Tel: (613) 737-7791 Ext 135

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-----Original Message-----

From: Rob MacDonald [mailto:robm at housinghelp.on.ca]

Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:08 AM

To: Rob MacDonald

Subject: Property Tax Ratio



Hi, everyone,



The Finance and Economic Development Committee is meeting on Tuesday, May 1st at 9:30am.  The committee will be reviewing the property tax ratio which determines how much businesses and residences pay for property taxes.



As some of you are aware, the City taxes multi-residential rental units at a higher rate of taxes through their rents than homeowners of comparable units.  The City seems to think it's fair that tenants pay 70% more in property taxes than homeowners. even though tenants have less than half the income of homeowners.



This ratio basically 'targets' the poorest people in our city  so they pay more in taxes than those of higher income.  A lower tax ratio would mean lower rents for tenants.



The other issue is that a rental unit is defined as comparable if it has the same use as a private home, for example, a one-bedroom apartment and a one-bedroom condo.  I think most of us in the rental market are aware that rental housing is getting older and decrepit and often not kept up to standards, while luxury condominiums are the booming trend in Ottawa (in fact, affordable rental housing is often demolished to make way for another condo project).  Also the size, quality and amenities are certainly not comparable.



Below is a list of Ottawa Municipal Councillors.  I would encourage every tenant to be at City Hall for this meeting, but if you can't be there then p[lease contact your City Councillor and demand fairness for tenants.  The contact information for City Councillors is listed below, following the link to the City report and recommendations.



http://ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/csedc/2012/05-01/agendaindex20.htm



Rob MacDonald





List of City Councillors



Councillor Stephen Blais



Ward 19 - Cumberland [ PDF 1.7 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2489

Fax: 613-580-2697

Stephen.Blais at ottawa.ca<mailto:Stephen.Blais at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Rainer Bloess



Ward 2 - Innes [ PDF 1.6 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2472

Fax: 613-580-2512

Rainer.Bloess at ottawa.ca<mailto:Rainer.Bloess at ottawa.ca>





Councillor David Chernushenko



Ward 17 - Capital [ PDF 1.3 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2487

David.Chernushenko at ottawa.ca<mailto:David.Chernushenko at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Rick Chiarelli



Ward 8 - College [ PDF 1.7 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2478

Fax: 613-580-2518

Rick.Chiarelli at ottawa.ca<mailto:Rick.Chiarelli at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Peter Clark



Ward 13 - Rideau-Rockcliffe [ PDF 1.5 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2483

Fax: 613-580-2523

Peter.Clark at ottawa.ca<mailto:Peter.Clark at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Diane Deans



Ward 10 - Gloucester-Southgate [ PDF 1.7 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2480

Fax: 613-580-2520

Diane.Deans at ottawa.ca<mailto:Diane.Deans at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Steve Desroches



Ward 22 - Gloucester-South Nepean [ PDF 1.4 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2751

Fax: 613-580-2761

Steve.Desroches at ottawa.ca<mailto:Steve.Desroches at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Keith Egli



Ward 9 - Knoxdale-Merivale [ PDF 1.5 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2479

Fax: 613-580-2519

ward9 at ottawa.ca<mailto:ward9 at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Eli El-Chantiry



Ward 5 - West Carleton-March [ PDF 2.8 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2475

Fax: 613-580-2515

Eli.El-Chantiry at ottawa.ca<mailto:Eli.El-Chantiry at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Mathieu Fleury



Ward 12 - Rideau-Vanier [ PDF 1.2 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2482

Fax: 613-580-2522

Mathieu.Fleury at ottawa.ca<mailto:Mathieu.Fleury at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Jan Harder



Ward 3 - Barrhaven [ PDF 1.4 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2473

Fax: 613-580-2513

Jan.Harder at ottawa.ca<mailto:Jan.Harder at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Katherine Hobbs



Ward 15 - Kitchissippi [ PDF 1.3 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2485

Fax: 613-580-2525

Katherine.Hobbs at ottawa.ca<mailto:Katherine.Hobbs at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Diane Holmes



Ward 14 - Somerset [ PDF 1.2 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2484

Fax: 613-580-2524

Diane.Holmes at ottawa.ca<mailto:Diane.Holmes at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Allan Hubley



Ward 23 - Kanata South [ PDF 1.6 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2752

Fax: 613-580-2762

Allan.Hubley at ottawa.ca<mailto:Allan.Hubley at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Peter Hume



Ward 18 - Alta Vista [ PDF 1.2 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2488

Fax: 613-580-2528

Peter.Hume at ottawa.ca<mailto:Peter.Hume at ottawa.ca>



Councillor Maria McRae



Ward 16 - River [ PDF 1.7 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2486

Fax: 613-580-2526

Maria.Mcrae at ottawa.ca<mailto:Maria.Mcrae at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Scott Moffatt



Ward 21 - Rideau-Goulbourn [ PDF 3.3 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2491

Fax: 613-580-2531

Scott.Moffatt at ottawa.ca<mailto:Scott.Moffatt at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Bob Monette



Ward 1 - Orléans [ PDF 1.6 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2471

Fax: 613-580-2511

Bob.Monette at ottawa.ca<mailto:Bob.Monette at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Shad Qadri



Ward 6 - Stittsville [ PDF 1.8 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2476

Fax: 613-580-2516

Shad.Qadri at ottawa.ca<mailto:Shad.Qadri at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Mark Taylor



Ward 7 - Bay [ PDF 1.6 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2477

Fax: 613-580-2517

Mark.Taylor at ottawa.ca<mailto:Mark.Taylor at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Tim Tierney



Ward 11 - Beacon Hill-Cyrville [ PDF 1.1 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2481

Fax: 613-580-2521

Tim.Tierney at ottawa.ca<mailto:Tim.Tierney at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Doug Thompson



Ward 20 - Osgoode [ PDF 1.8 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2490

Fax: 613-580-2530

Doug.Thompson at ottawa.ca<mailto:Doug.Thompson at ottawa.ca>





Councillor Marianne Wilkinson



Ward 4 - Kanata North [ PDF 1.2 MB ]

Tel: 613-580-2474

Fax: 613-580-2514

Marianne.Wilkinson at ottawa.ca<mailto:Marianne.Wilkinson at ottawa.ca>



--

Rob MacDonald,

Advocate for Tenants



"Warriors, warriors we call ourselves.  We fight for splendid virtue, for high endeavour, for sublime wisdom, therefore we call ourselves warriors."

Aunguttara Nikaya


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