Ontario government cancels new housing contracts Local Government and Housing Minister Steve Clark said he was looking at possible actions to address a "very worrying trend".
Prime Minister Doug Ford vowed in November to stop developers from demanding extra fees or breaking purchase agreements to increase profits. Some homebuyers are now facing that choice, he said.
"Some are for legitimate reasons, others are clearly unethical," the minister said on Tuesday. “This is unfair and wrong and we are working hard to prevent it from happening again.
Clark said at a meeting of the Ontario Municipalities Association (AMO) that the government is using the
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"Furthermore, security deposits that consumers put on pre-construction condominiums are returned with interest. It protects consumers by ensuring that the Bank of Canada interest rate if the project is canceled. He said he would focus on housing construction in 2010 and would work with local governments to achieve that goal.
He said a third had already introduced new legislation that would give Toronto and Ottawa leaders "strong mayoral" powers.
Clark also confirmed the government's plan to empower mayors statewide,he said.
Ontario's Major City Mayors (OBCM) and Ontario Mayors and Regional Chairs (MARCO) urge strong mayors, housing laws, and ambulance loading and unloading issues. We talked.
They also called for an emergency meeting with states to "accelerate solutions" to the problems of homelessness, affordable housing, mental health and addiction.
} "We are working with the state to work with local governments, sector experts and other key stakeholders to help people who are chronically homeless or struggling with mental health or addiction. We believe that there is an urgent need to provide the support and resources needed by the community," the local government leaders said in a joint statement.
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