
Brampton considers measures to maintain rental housing in a condo market
Brampton is considering bringing in rules to preserve rental housing, but a tenant advocacy group is urging the city to do more. The city believes the new measures are necessary because of the minimal increase in new rental projects and to maintain the current stock of apartments. At a planning committee scheduled for tonight, councillors will look at implementing a bylaw that would force developers to maintain low-cost rental housing instead of demolishing and replacing the affordable units with luxury condominiums. However, ACORN, a group that fights on behalf of tenants, says that recommendations don’t go far enough and that more protection is needed for those currently living in rental housing, many of whom will either be displaced if existing buildings are replaced or will not be able to afford to live in new buildings.