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	Ontario’s Housing Industry Submits Poverty and Affordable Housing Solutions to Ontario Government Released : May 8, 2008 EXCERPT A copy of the submission is also available at www.frpo.org > Topics & Issues > Affordable Housing
	Ontario 2008 Budget Proposes a New Way to Treat Tenants Unfairly Released : March 25, 2008 EXCERPT A new property tax grant for senior citizen homeowners comes at the expense of higher-need, lower income tenants.
	Rental Housing Continues to Improve & Availability Remains high Released : Thursday December 13, 2007 EXCERPT Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation today released its October 2007 Rental Market Survey data.
	2007 FRPO MAC Award Winners Released : November 30, 2007 EXCERPT
	FRPO Submits Solutions to Reduce Discrimination Against Tenants Released : August 24, 2007 EXCERPT The rights of all tenants and landlords must be balanced and barriers to affordable housing must be reduced
	Ontario Vacancy Rates Increase Released : June 7, 2007 EXCERPT Real inflation-adjusted rents decline across Ontario and in the Toronto CMA.
	Canada's Largest Multi-unit Food Drive Starts Today Released : April 24, 2007 EXCERPT Landlords and Tenants will collect 500,000 lbs of food in 2,000 buildings.
	Non-Smoking Buildings: FRPO Supports Choice Released : March 27, 2007 EXCERPT FRPO supports allowing landlords to decide which option to offer the marketplace.
	Housing Allowances in 2007 Budget Welcomed by FRPO Released : March 22, 2007 EXCERPT The Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario expressed support today for initiatives in the 2007 Ontario budget aimed at greatly expanding the number of housing allowances available to lower income households.
	2007 Pre-Budget Submission Released : February 22, 2007 EXCERPT Priorities include scrapping multi-residential tax inequity, more resources for the Landlord Tenant Board, expanded housing allowance programs and relief from municipal fee discrimination.
	A Renter's Market: Ontario Vacancy Rates Remain Historically High Released : December 15, 2006 EXCERPT Landlords' costs greatly outpace rent increases as CMHC's 2006 rental report reveals Ontario's vacancy rates are at historical highs and real inflation-adjusted rents are decreasing.
	New Regulations Reduce Tenant Fairness, Prevent Repairs Released : November 21, 2006 EXCERPT The new Residential Tenancy Act Regulation fails to protect tenants and reduces the ability of owners to invest in their buildings. By creating disincentives for capital investment, the government is working against the interests of our customers who want safe well-maintained buildings.
	Proposed Rent Control Reforms Go Too Far Released : 03 May, 2006 EXCERPT NewsroomToronto, May 3, 2006. The Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) believes the proposed reforms to Ontario’s rental housing legislation go too far. The package introduced today by Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Gerretsen would bring back a number of NDP era Rent Control Act provisions that interfered in the operation of the housing market.
	Tenant Activists Mislead the Public Again Released : February 20, 2006 EXCERPT Government funded tenant activists are misleading the public: There is no evidence that evictions are increasing, while data clearly proves that rents in Toronto and Ontario have been falling for the past three years.

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	High-rise Apartments Not Affected by Clotheslines Ban Released : April 18, 2008 EXCERPT
	Do Your Tenants need Help Paying The Rent? Released : March 6, 2008 EXCERPT ROOF Deadline Extended to June 30, 2008
	Request for Proposal: Bulk Purchase Asbestos Survey Program Released : January 2, 2008 EXCERPT The Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) is currently soliciting pricing for the provision of environmental services related to requirements under the new provincial Asbestos Regulation for residential rental buildings across Ontario.
	FRPO launches "Certified rental-building" Program Released : December 5, 2007 EXCERPT
	New Income Support Initiatives in 2007 Ontario Budget Released : March 22, 2007 EXCERPT The 2007 Ontario Budget contained many new policies and initiatives aimed at improving supports for low-income Ontarians and working families, which may have a positive impact on housing affordability.
	Information Pamphlet for New Tenants Released : February 20, 2007 EXCERPT Under the Residential Tenancies Act, landlords must provide new tenants with the "Information for New Tenants" pamphlet, on or before the date the tenance begins. This pamphlet can be accessed at the Landlord Tenant Board website (www.ltb.gov.on.ca) or downloaded by clicking on the title above.
	new regulations under the residential tenancies Act, 2006 Released : November 17, 2006 EXCERPT New Regulations made under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, will take effect with the new Act on January 31, 2007. The new Regulations are a detriment to the province’s rental housing industry, and while FRPO made every effort to provide constructive advice to the government, the new policies unfortunately reflect a shortsighted and misguided view by the province of residential tenancies law.
	Highlights of Proposed Government Reforms in New Residential Tenancies Act Released : 03 May, 2006 EXCERPT FROM BULLETINCaveat: What follows is a preliminary review by FRPO of key elements of the proposed new legislation. The legislation is 130 pages long, and this presents only a cursory review, and could possibly contain errors. A more detailed review of the proposed legislation and its implications will be undertaken by FRPO in the coming weeks.
	Ontario Government Proposes to Phase-out the Use of Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) Chillers Released : 06 July, 2006 EXCERPT FROM BULLETINThe Minister of Environment, Laurel Broten has announced proposed regulatory amendment to Ontario’s Refrigerants Regulation which would prohibit the refill of commercial refrigeration and air conditioning with ozone depleting refrigerants. Essentially the proposed measures will require building owners to either convert or replace older industrial, commercial and institutional refrigeration and air condition units and chillers. The proposal is intended to phase-out the use of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-based refrigerants in Ontario by prohibiting the operation of all CFC-containing chillers by January 2012