Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing
The full agenda, as filed
All 3 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
RH1.1amended
The Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing will elect a Chair from among its members. All members are eligible to serve as Chair.
The Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing: 1. Elected Councillor Paula Fletcher as Chair of the Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing for a term of office starting July 16, 2019 and ending December 31, 2020, and until a successor is appointed.
RH1.2amended
Review of the Terms of Reference
At its meeting of May 28, 2019, the Planning and Housing Committee established the Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing to make recommendations to the Planning and Housing Committee on the protection of affordable rental housing, including, but not limited, to such matters as: a. the impact of N12 and N13 evictions on the supply of affordable housing in the City of Toronto; and b. how the City of Toronto may better assist and protect tenants to stay in their apartments and protect the affordable housing supply in Toronto including suggested changes to the Landlord and Tenant Board process. The Planning and Housing Committee directed the Subcommittee to review its terms of reference at its first meeting.
The Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing recommends that the Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Amend the Terms of Reference of the Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing to include: "1. Support the City of Toronto to better assist and protect tenants to stay in their apartments and protect the affordable housing supply in Toronto through the following measures: a. Identify additional city resources and expertise available to support tenants facing eviction from N13 and N12, including education materials and awareness campaigns on existing city resources and policies to protect affordable rental housing; b. Develop standards and guidelines to better align Toronto Buildings notices and orders to comply with the standards set in the Residential Tenancies Act; c. Identify recommended policy changes to the Residential Tenancies Act that would limit N13 and N12 eviction to be for valid purposes only d. Identify mechanisms for tracking and monitoring data on N12 and N13 evictions, above guideline rent increases, and changes to the short-term rental housing stock. e. Determine what additional role city legal can play in supporting tenants with disputed N13 evictions. f. Coordinate input from community legal service providers and other relevant stakeholders on better coordination between the city and non-profit legal services agencies supporting residents with Landlord Tenant Board matters. g. Continue to engage with community members and housing organizations who have been working on these issues, including special consultations. 2. Determine the impact of N13 and N12 evictions on the supply of affordable housing in Toronto and provide feedback to the city's Housing Plan 2020-2030." 2. Request the City Manager to: a. Establish a staff lead for N13 and N12 renovictions. b. Convene a workshop which include civil society organizations and experts from other Canadian jurisdictions to examine best practices.
RH1.3amended
Next Meeting of the Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing
In order to move the business of this subcommittee forward in order to deal with, in a more timely manner, the growing crisis of the loss of affordable housing, it is important to discuss details of our next meeting.
The Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing: 1. Requested the Chair to work with the Clerk to schedule the next meeting of the Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing in the early fall 2019.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paula Fletcher recommends that the Subcommittee on the Protection of Affordable Rental Housing: 1. Consider details about and schedule its next meeting.