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Every developer has opted to pay Montreal instead of building affordable housing, under new bylaw (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 10 months ago by girlfreddy@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Two years after Valérie Plante's administration said a new housing bylaw would lead to the construction of 600 new social housing units per year, the city hasn't seen a single one.

The Bylaw for a Diverse Metropolis forces developers to include social, family and, in some places, affordable housing units to any new projects larger than 4,843 square feet.

If they don't, they must pay a fine or hand over land, buildings or individual units for the city to turn into affordable or social housing.

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[-] charonn0@startrek.website -3 points 10 months ago

Would the government have the power to force people to move?

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

🤔 I don't think it would have to come to that. They could very well leave anyone who's already there where they are, survey the neighborhood or otherwise figure out who's renting and who's not, turn over ownership to whoever's renting, and seize all empty housing to distribute to individuals or families looking for a primary residence. It actually would be possible to do it humanely.

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