"The City of Brampton is expanding a project allowing the city to monitor and enforce rental practices in certain wards. Brampton's residential rental licensing (RRL) pilot project, aimed at cracking down on illegal rentals, launched last year and required landlords to register with the city and obtain a $300 annual licence. The city plans to broaden the project's scope to include more wards in January, and eventually, the entire city."
"In January 2024, the RRL went into effect for wards 1, 3, 4, 5 and seven. On Wednesday, Brampton city council passed a motion extending the requirement to wards 2 and 8, starting on Jan. 1, 2026. The pilot allows the city to access residential units to assess risks and ensure compliance with safety bylaws, despite provincial laws that prohibit access without permission, Brown said. Under our RRL program, we treat rental units as businesses, he told CBC Toronto on Wednesday."
Brampton expanded a residential rental licensing (RRL) pilot to monitor and enforce rental practices, requiring landlords to register and obtain a $300 annual licence. The RRL launched in January 2024 covering wards 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7. Council approved extending the licence requirement to wards 2 and 8 effective Jan. 1, 2026, with plans to phase in the program across the entire city. The pilot grants city officials access to residential units to assess risks and ensure compliance with building and fire safety bylaws. Landlord groups protested the pilot, while officials report improved compliance in inspected homes.
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