Manitoba to expand rent-control threshold to $2,000 a month
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- Manitoba will expand rent control next year to cover rental units with monthly rents of up to $2,000, compared with the current $1,670 limit.
- The province says the change will add at least 2,000 rental units to the program.
- Rent increases for covered units will be capped at 3% next year, although exemptions include units less than 20 years old.
Manitoba is expanding its rent-control program to include renters paying as much as $2,000 a month, the provincial government says.
The new threshold will take effect next year, replacing the current $1,670 limit. The government estimates that at least 2,000 additional rental units will become covered by the program.
Landlords will be allowed to raise rents by 3% next year for units covered by rent control. The limit is 1.8% this year. The rules include exemptions, including for rental units less than 20 years old.
The NDP government proposed the expansion in March and says the change follows through on its commitment to broaden rent control in the province.
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