Mandatory Home Energy Audits Halted
OREA has learned that the Ministry of Energy has decided not to proceed with plans to introduce mandatory home energy audits on real estate transactions. OREA lobbied strongly against mandatory home energy audits, telling government that they represented bad public policy and would be unworkable in practice.This decision represents a significant victory for OREA and is due in no small measure to the efforts of the Association’s volunteers, Member Board PAC Chairs and the 15,000 Ontario REALTORS® who responded to OREA’s Call-for-Action. The Board’s Government Relations Committee actively participated in the fight against mandatory home energy audits by publicizing the Call-for-Action, writing to and meeting with local MPPs. In addition, Government Relations Chairman Linda McCallum made a presentation to the Standing Committee on General Government opposing mandatory audits in summer 2009.
Source Ottawa Real Estate Board Sept 2010
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