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Dec. 15, 2022 - Hamilton housing providers are not the enemy
Aug. 20, 2022 - Rent controls won’t solve apartment crisis
July 16, 2022 - Vacant home tax a bad idea for Hamilton
Important News Articles
Mar 21, 2024 - ‘Massive mistake’: Premier Ford rules out Ontario-wide fourplex policy
Feb 18, 2024 - Report on backlog at LTB says Ontario government seems willing to let situation 'fester'
Jan 19, 2024 - Clamping down on renovictions
Nov 8, 2023 - Hamilton short-term rental bylaw banning commercial operators starts next month
Sept 16, 2023 - Will removing GST off new rental construction improve affordability?
May 15, 2023 - Hamilton bylaw could be 1st in Canada requiring landlords to provide air conditioning
May 3, 2023 - Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board 'fundamentally failing,' ombudsman finds
April 6, 2023 - Mixed reaction to new renting bill
Jan 25, 2023 - Hamilton approves vacant homes tax, Airbnb bylaw to protect city’s housing supply
Jan 1, 2023 - Canada’s ban on foreign homebuyers comes into effect
Nov 17, 2022 - 'A new era': Hamilton city council and first woman mayor inaugurated after change election
Sept 21, 2022 - Renting is growing twice as fast as home ownership, census reveals
Aug. 9, 2022 - Developers, housing advocate criticize development fee increase amid housing crisis
July 2, 2022 - New rules on horizon for Hamilton Airbnb hosts
June 27, 2022 - Rent controls and vacancy decontrol hurt renters just as much as landlords
March 19, 2022 - Can tiny homes be a solution to Canada's housing shortage?
Feb 18, 2022 - Want to make housing affordable? Let downtown homeowners divide their lots
Oct 29, 2021 - Hamilton still one of the least affordable housing markets in North America
Aug 11, 2021 - Planning committee supports pilot project to license rental housing in 3 Hamilton wards
July 5, 2021 - Hamilton will draft bylaw taxing vacant homes to increase rental properties on market
June, 2021 - Commission Recommends Against Rent Control
May 21, 2021 - Vancouver, Toronto and Hamilton are the least affordable cities in North America
Mar 17, 2021 - The case for — and against — rental licensing in Ontario
Mar 5, 2021 - Landlords say tenants will pay if city proceeds with rental licensing regime
Dec. 3, 2020 - Ontario’s new standard lease form
Nov. 23 2020 - Rent Control Is Not The Answer
Oct. 7, 2020 - Rent Control Is Bad For Renters, But Good For Politicians
Aug. 28, 2020 - Ontario government to introduce legislation to prevent rent increases…
July 20, 2020 - What Landlords Need To Know About Bill 184…
June 30, 2020 - Ombudsman Reports On 2019-2020 – “A Year Like No Other”
May 6, 2020 - Tax discrepancies hurt renters in Canadian cities
Mar. 13, 2020 - Ontario RTA Reforms Give Relief to Both Landlords and Tenants