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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
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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
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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


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