Fredericton– On December 13, David Coon, Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick and MLA for Fredericton South will introduce an Act to Amend the Residential Tenancies Acton Thursday to update the act to provide tenants in New Brunswick with the safeguards commonly found across Canada.
“If the Act to Amend the Residential Tenancies Act is adopted, our most vulnerable tenants will enjoy the same level of protection and support available to other Canadians,” said the Green Party leader, who is also the MLA for Fredericton South. “Tenant rights and safety should, and need to be, a priority.”
If passed, the Residential Tenancies Act would apply to tenants in public housing, allowing low-income individuals to have the same protections as all other renters. The bill would require landlords to include an estimate of average heating costs along with the rental costs in the lease, limit rent increases to once per 12-month period and allow for early termination of leases in certain safety and health-related circumstances including in cases of domestic violence.
“We need to improve rental conditions in New Brunswick, to protect the large sector of our population that lives in rental housing, many of whom are vulnerable,” said Coon. “Improvements to the Residential Tenancies Act would bring about increased protections for renters in every corner of our province. I hope my fellow members will support this bill.”
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Fredericton– On December 13, David Coon, Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick and MLA for Fredericton South will introduce an Act to Amend the Residential Tenancies Acton Thursday to update the act to provide tenants in New Brunswick with the safeguards commonly found across Canada.
“If the Act to Amend the Residential Tenancies Act is adopted, our most vulnerable tenants will enjoy the same level of protection and support available to other Canadians,” said the Green Party leader, who is also the MLA for Fredericton South. “Tenant rights and safety should, and need to be, a priority.”
If passed, the Residential Tenancies Act would apply to tenants in public housing, allowing low-income individuals to have the same protections as all other renters. The bill would require landlords to include an estimate of average heating costs along with the rental costs in the lease, limit rent increases to once per 12-month period and allow for early termination of leases in certain safety and health-related circumstances including in cases of domestic violence.
“We need to improve rental conditions in New Brunswick, to protect the large sector of our population that lives in rental housing, many of whom are vulnerable,” said Coon. “Improvements to the Residential Tenancies Act would bring about increased protections for renters in every corner of our province. I hope my fellow members will support this bill.”
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Fredericton– Le 13 décembre, le chef du Parti vert du Nouveau-Brunswick et député de Fredericton-Sud, David Coon présentera jeudi une loi modifiant la Loi sur la location des locaux d’habitation afin de fournir aux locataires du Nouveau-Brunswick les protections dont bénéficient généralement les locataires canadiens.
« Si notre modification à la Loi sur la location des locaux d’habitation est adoptée nos locataires les plus vulnérables auront les mêmes protections et le même soutien que les autres Canadiens » a déclaré le chef du Parti vert qui est aussi le député de Fredericton-Sud. « Les droits des locataires et leur sécurité sont prioritaires. »
Si la modification est adoptée, la Loi sur la location des locaux d’habitation s’appliquera aux locataires des logements sociaux et leur accordera les protections dont bénéficient les autres locataires. La loi exigera aussi que le locateur fournisse dans le bail un estimé des coûts moyens de chauffage, qu’il se limite à une seule augmentation du loyer par période de douze mois et que le bail puisse être résilié de manière anticipée lorsque la sécurité et la santé sont menacées y inclus dans les cas de violence domestique.
« Nous devons améliorer les conditions de location au Nouveau-Brunswick afin de protéger une partie importante de notre population qui vit dans des logements locatifs et qui compte plusieurs personnes vulnérables » affirme David Coon. «Les améliorations apportées à la Loi sur la location des locaux d’habitation, protègeront mieux les locataires partout dans la province et j’espère que mes collègues députés appuieront ce projet de loi. »
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