Rent Stabilization Act, 2025
Sponsored by Bell, Jessica, Gilmour, Alexa, McKenney, Catherine, Pasma, Chandra · First Reading Ordered for Second Reading
- Requires landlords to keep rental properties in good repair regardless of any effort made to do so
- Lets tenants apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board when a landlord ignores a mediated settlement or prior repair order
- Allows fines up to $1,000 per day or rent abatements for landlords who fail to complete ordered repairs
- Sets new rules capping rent charged to a new tenant based on the previous tenant's lawful rent
- Creates a public rent registry requiring landlords to file rent and address information within 30 days of a new lease
- Bars landlords from raising rent if they have not filed the required registry statement
- Requires free mandatory legal representation for tenants facing above-guideline rent increase applications