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Landlord Group Says Manitoba Liberal Promise Of Rent Freeze Ill-informed

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 Dec, 2015 12:31 PM
    WINNIPEG — Manitoba Liberal Leader Rana Bokhari is promising to freeze rents across the province if she becomes premier.
     
    Bokhari says a Liberal government would forbid rent increases in 2017 and 2018 to give renters a chance to catch up with housing costs that have risen sharply in recent years.
     
    She says the freeze would apply to high-end units as well as those under rent-control guidelines.
     
    The only exception, she says, would be in cases where a new tenant took over a unit.
     
    A landlord group says the Liberal plan is ill-informed and surprising.
     
    The Professional Property Managers Association says its members face rising utility costs and need money to repair and maintain units.
     
    The group says it is already well-regulated by the province and must adhere to strict guidelines and limits on rental increases.

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