Are you suggesting only a small subset of tenants are affected? I didn't realize all of a sudden it's a tenant's paradise when it suits your argument de jour? lolLuckyinfil wrote: ↑ So a very small subset are affected? Do you have any stats on how many of all renters are affected? If your going to claim that the majority are affected at least provide some stats. Jeez
New tenants are complaining of steep rises to rental rates. Existing tenants are lamenting their state of not being able to move they are afraid to move, or forced to bring in roommates to get by.
It's nearly literally a shit show for tenants at the moment and you're wondering what all the fuss is about? lol
Believe you me, it's not the landlords who are "scared". Look at the recent Continuum REIT IPO that was bought out by a private firm before going public. IIRC, most of their holdings were in Toronto and Hamilton, and not upper scale apartments either (purpose built rentals, low income, etc), and they saw massive upward potential in rental rates, even to the point of offering a measly 2% yield. Yet it was scooped up before anyone had a chance. Does that resemble behavior of landlords who are "scared"?