Achi news desk-
Quebec’s housing minister has introduced a bill that would place a three-year moratorium on certain types of evictions and boost protections for senior low-income renters.
France-Élaine Duranceau’s proposed legislation would prevent landlords from evicting renters in order to subdivide, expand or change the use of a unit.
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An owner would still be allowed to take a unit back in order to move in a close family member.
The moratorium would last three years, but would end early if the vacancy rate for Quebec cities with more than 10,000 people reached three percent.
Duranceau’s bill would also extend Quebec’s law against eviction of low-income seniors to cover people starting at age 65 instead of 70, and would raise the income at which a person becomes eligible.
The government estimates that around 24,000 households would be protected by this new measure.
& copy 2024 The Canadian Press
