Hello Ward 8 Neighbours,
On November 30, Councillor Danko hosted an information session, followed by a Q & A, with City staff in regards to the upcoming Rental Licensing By-law which will be introduced in 2022 in Wards 1, 8 and parts of 14.
For more details, please continue reading below…
As background, in September the Rental Licensing By-law was approved by City Council.
The pilot project by-law will require rental business owners (landlords) to licence their rental units. Licenses will only be granted if the rental units fully comply with the Ontario building code, fire code, electrical code, parking requirements, room size and layout and all other regulations.
In order to be licensed, landlords will be required to submit their properties to interior and exterior inspections by the City (currently, the City cannot enforce violations unless inspectors are invited into a unit). The total estimated cost as approved by City Council on August 13, 2021 is estimated to cost $2,147,055 with no net levy impact based on the assumption that 2,000 rental units will be licensed annually during the pilot project. For more details:
On November 30, Councillor Danko hosted an information session with City staff to introduce the impending by-law, as well as have staff answer questions from both landlords and tenants. The video from November 30 can be found below:
Questions or concerns?
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