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submitted 1 year ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

The landlord had told them he wanted to raise the rent to $3,500 and when they complained he decided to raise it to $9,500.

โ€œWe know that our building is not rent controlled and this was something we were always worried about happening and there is no way we can afford $9,500 per month," Yumna Farooq said.

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[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Renter protection is very strong in the Netherlands, probably one of the strongest in the world.

Used to be that squatter rights were also very strong but I believe that has reduced now.

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