RAHU Demands

  • Build public housing: end the public housing wait list
  • Cap rent increases: tie it to minimum wage growth
  • Make homes liveable: fix repairs, heating and cooling
  • Tax empties: end homes being used as empty investments
  • Abolish no-grounds evictions
  • Freeze Rent increases for 2 years
  • The government must actively consult with tenants
  • Affordable Housing be changed from arbitrary definitions in legislation to “rents can be no higher than 30% of an individual’s income”.
  • Stop urban sprawl: build high-quality mid-rise apartments in existing suburbs and resist greenfield development
  • Greater regulation of Airbnb and the short-stay industry
  • Raise the rent assistance rate: remove the caps for assistance