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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 19 Jan 2011, p. 3

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, I WWWOWy.lImy|D.NlI-I 11 ,. , A - s 1 I . " x r 1 r _ i 1 i * - I ’ For rent - I 1 a a .. 1 1 landlords vent about proposed rental bylaw at first publu: meetm 1 ‘ BIG-m WU) ‘ may ‘ l ‘ hedtygotanothetearfulh'omangry Thalidlords last week as mine than 1!!) . people showed up at a public meeting "F ‘ to protest a new rental housing licensing a “.3... E bylaw. ‘n. ‘ ~ Li a.: ‘ Wfixingthewmngproblemwiththe put: in” i wrong solution.“ landlord Noel Castell told {‘3 H‘“ g . A 1â€": 3‘6. ,~, .. members of city bylaw and development , ‘," H_ ‘s ‘ c . ., ' =‘ -' L ' 1&5» g Matthemeetinglmt'lhurshy. ‘ WV" ~ * f" 8:1. , £551“? 1" Candlwasoneofthedmnsofpeople Ir . V V ‘ 1";\"'\ . na- ,£§,‘: - ‘ who spoke against the proposed bylaw, ‘ ’- \ fl . v H .- = , 53”,;33 3!? - whitinwuildseeownersofsingledetadied ‘ K t ;‘ “f“ ‘ “.5" . dwelling, duplexes and triplexes require a > “ l ,_ " 4 ' “.37? l licmsetoruitouttheirptopertias HM . -~. a": a, I 'l‘hedtyiscurrendyundergoingapublic ‘ ‘ ‘ 3 if” ' 1 inputprocesstorevisethepmposedbylaw -.,â€"_â€"_=-â€" 1 afladtycmmdllorsmedstafitorevisit fl 3 -..._~.. ‘E r t 1 ‘ I the wows-L ‘ ' " a “ 2 ‘ ‘ i Winthecityhavebeenvoalin ’ ! , f i :1 ' } Mappedflontothebylaw.showingupen V ( 1H 7- g . ' i The city '5 already reconsidering parts of ‘ r l the bylaw blowing the first public meeting. ; Y ‘2 saidfimBany.tfirectotofbylawfordiecity. .-"' \ ‘~ “ y ‘ltwnsagreatopportunitytohearfrom H . :1 1 :fi 1W. ‘ guf‘ ; ’ thepuflh'hemidButhe'sconcernedthat ‘ HH 4“ c- H‘ V _ H. ‘3“ A ; \ sofashe'sonlyheardfmm‘oneseynent'of "7:1" I '“ W H. , 4 Housing issues and property standards , mg‘mfinr } havebeenanissueinWaterlooformudtof W“ " l } themdmdeHmajnlyinthe Nomdale WWMasfltBHidmySfieetmmuflfacemdtyWIkusingfees j amofWataloo. “mm 1‘ landlords, students and city planners ofWanedoo andWfll'rid laur'ier U'nlvusity. value ranged from 40 to 60 per cent. 1 havesharedtheblameinthetroubledoore IheprOposed'licensingprognmwould Manyofthelandlotdswantedtoseethelr neighbourlmd. but few solutions have been cap the number of bedrooms in a unit to properties “grandfathered 'sothey can be I altered. threeButthatisn‘tgoingtostopstudents exernptfi'omthelicensingbylawandhave AlongwiththeupoomingNorthdaleland hombeluvingbflyJamessaid. morethanthreebedmoms usesmdyadienewrentallicasingbylawws wmmnheycanonly have There is a provision in the proposed presented as a possible fix. three students isn’t ping to mom (students) bylaw to continue the lodging house pro- 1 But the problem, as Castell sees it, isn't aren't going to be peeing out the window," gram. Landlords can applyfora newlodglng being addremed. He believes that absentee shesaid. house license to allow for more than three - j landlords who live out of town and do little The city already has a rental licensing bedrooms. But there can only be one lodg‘ng 1 tomaintaintheirpropa'tiesaretoblame. mythidImnspropertieswithfour homeina'IS-metreradhn. } landlord run Stewart agrees He believes ortnore renters. Landlords at the meeting were also I byimposingnewrulesonrentalproperties, “renewbylaw.however.wouldapplyto angeredbytheabsenceofcitycouncillors. ‘ thecityispunishingallpropertyownersfor everyrentalpropertyinthedty. Sometiueatenedtowalkoutofthemeeting. 1 the misdwds of the few Much of the Iandlords' concern centres ‘Does council really want to hear from j 'l'm not part of the problem." he said. 'I around the revenue they’ll lose from the us?’ and landlord MikeMilovidt. 1 think we ain‘t east every property owner as a three-bedroom limit Barry and other city representatives are I bedonebccauseol’afewbadappiee' 'ldon’tknowhowwe'llpayourmortgap planningmoreconmltntiom'lhenextpub- i Greta lames. another landlord. believes if we cant rent out all the bedrooms,’ said lic meeting is Thursday at the Waterloo 1 that the problem is the behaviour of the landlord Candace Duke-Belsher. Memorial Recreation Complex from 3 pm. 1‘ renters. mainly students from the University Estimates of lost revenue or property toSp.m. j 1 TOP AWARD ’ "- I 1 ‘ GINAS MEDI SP 3&3 , Get the Itft you’ve been been looking for In 9 I t . Gina's Spa Botox and Fillers Promotion "2 PG 1 N A S 1 $8 Hmwmxuw a $499 Drummer q: a: nonunion-In!!! on,” arm's. t x more ummtui m or: botox and tiers servtoes :i‘)’ - ‘ 5 no.“ 51 u ‘ Munroe ”rift" ‘7 , rm” I": “7??? 519.trs.2ooo I mum”. '

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