Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have directed the local housing authorities to go after people who do have arrears and we are trying to bring in half a million dollars this year just on collections from people who do have arrears. Like you stated, there are people who have arrears that have been going on for years and they are at a point now of making a decision. Do you take these people to court and collect their arrears? That is a very expensive and drawn out process. Or do you sit down with these individuals and work out a payment plan so they have an opportunity to get out of their arrears and also have access to programs and services. It's a question of fairness. We do have people there who pay their rent on time and are good tenants, but we have tenants who have not paid rent for years. We can crack the whip and lay the law down right across the board, but we will have a lot of people who will be going through the court process to collect those arrears, again, if that's the decision we have to take. But we are making attempts to get our local housing authorities to correct more arrears right now.
David Krutko on Question 252-15(3): Options For Housing Clients In Arrears
In the Legislative Assembly on October 19th, 2004. See this statement in context.
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