Hurts landlords

Dear Editor:

Premier Doug Ford unilaterally decided to freeze residential rent increases - a real nasty move.

My taxes went up 3%, my insurance went up 24%, and my maintenance fees increased 4% on my rental properties.

Why am I, as a private citizen, subsidizing his re-election campaign? Instead of reducing my income, why did he not reduce, hydro rates, heating costs, water rates, wi-fi, and telephone costs? Instead, he took the route that will solely hurt landlords. As a matter of fact, with increased costs, my income will decrease by 8% next year.

Succinctly, I am not here to subsidize renters so that Ford can garner votes in the next election.

Jim McClure, Crieff