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submitted 1 year ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

The landlord had told them he wanted to raise the rent to $3,500 and when they complained he decided to raise it to $9,500.

โ€œWe know that our building is not rent controlled and this was something we were always worried about happening and there is no way we can afford $9,500 per month," Yumna Farooq said.

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[-] Filipdaflippa@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[-] happyhippo@feddit.it 10 points 1 year ago

In both the Western countries I've lived so far (France and Italy, but my guess is the list is much longer), this wouldn't be possible.

The landlord could at most adjust the rent to inflation.

The only wag he/she could ask for such a steep increase is by making a brand new contract with someone else, but for that purpose the current contract should be terminated, which isn't possible if your occupants are paying their rent, unless he/she wants to re-take possession for selling the apartment/house or to live in it. If they fake the repossession and actually end up renting again to an inflated price, the new contract is deemed void and the previous occupants could be reinstated.

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

In my province on Canada this is illegal. I've taken landlord to the rentalsmen who tried pulling illegal rent increases and won before.

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

It makes any other sort of renter protections moot if they can basically be evicted whenever by saying the rent is now $1,000,000 take it or leave it.

[-] Filipdaflippa@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well they can just purchase their own property and not have to pay rent, right? If someone raised the rent to $1mil I don't think anyone would live there, it's a free market no?

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

The point of raising the rent to ludicrous amounts isn't to actually get that amount, it's to get rid of your tenants which usually have protections. This is just a cheap way around those protections and a loophole that should be closed.

[-] RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

No one should answer you seriously, because that the most braindead question I've read.

[-] Filipdaflippa@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago
[-] RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Filipdaflippa@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure but I hope you feel better.

[-] Rambi@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because people need housing to live in, so it's in the interest of the vast majority of people to make sure the few that own property can't increase rent by 100s of % for no good reason. Additionally we live in a democracy so usually the interests of the majority are supposed to guide policy making even if it upsets the minority that control access to resources because they won't profit quite as much as otherwise.

[-] Filipdaflippa@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Is there anything holding them back from buying their own property and not having to pay rent?

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah they are not rich you asshole.

[-] Filipdaflippa@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Didn't know you had to be rich to buy property, my bad

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You do in Toronto. Average home is over a million dollars.

[-] Filipdaflippa@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Well they can live somewhere else right? You have to pay for convenience, can't have your cake and eat it too.

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Found a landlord

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