CANADAHALIFAX news Pandemic rent control program not likely to be extended by admin 25 أغسطس، 2021 written by admin 25 أغسطس، 2021 19 Premier-designate Tim Houston on Monday said he “doesn’t see a scenario” where the program is extended HALIFAXtoday \ Mark Hodgins As the province works toward the end of COVID-19 restrictions, many are watching to see what will become of the pandemic rent control program. That program is tied to the pandemic state-of-emergency, placing a cap on rental increases. Premier-designate Tim Houston on Monday said he “doesn’t see a scenario” where the program is extended. “We need more housing, that’s the only way to solve a housing crisis,” Houston said. “I think there are lots of ramifications of rent control that are actually not productive to adding housing stock.” Advocates and tenants have recently shared stories of notice from landlords that their rent will be increasing, drastically in some cases, once the rent control program ends. Houston was asked if rent control could help bridge the gap, since more housing will take time to build. “We’ll have discussions with anyone who wants to talk about solutions for bridging or whatever is necessary in the short term,” he said. “I just don’t believe rent control is a way to a long-term solution to the problem that we have here, and I think it could be a deterrent to a long-term solution.” 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post نحو فهم المعاني الفلسفية للطبيعة بين الفطرة والإصطناع التشويهي next post N.S. top court: judges must consider systemic racism when sentencing Black offenders You may also like Wind and rainfall warnings issued for parts of... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 Pictou County District RCMP investigating serious crash involving... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 أوتاوا تنفي امتلاكها أدلة تربط ناريندرا مودي بأعمال... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 إحياء شهر التراث اللبناني من قِبل القوات المسلحة... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 أونتاريو: تشريع مقبل لحماية القادمين الجدد من الاحتيال... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 New poll shows Houston’s PCs maintaining big lead... 22 نوفمبر، 2024 Cape Breton Police issue emergency alert as they... 22 نوفمبر، 2024 Safety board calls for changes two years after... 22 نوفمبر، 2024 Fuel prices rise across Nova Scotia 22 نوفمبر، 2024 Halifax International Security Forum begins 16th year amid... 22 نوفمبر، 2024 Leave a Comment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.