Some $7.6 million in parking fines have already been handed out this year as Brampton steps up bylaw enforcement under its landlord registration program \u2013 nearly the same amount of parking fines handed out in all of 2025.<\/p>\n
The data comes from the city\u2019s latest progress report of the Residential Rental License (RRL) \u2013 an at times controversial program that requires Brampton property owners with four or fewer rental units to obtain a license to operate.<\/p>\n
The program launched in 2024 was billed as a way to cut down on overcrowding and dangerous conditions in rental units, and to hold landlords and tenants responsible for property standards issues.<\/p>\n
And numbers are trending in the right direction, with city staff saying bylaw enforcement is \u201ccatching up\u201d to community complaints.<\/p>\n
In 2024 when the RRL launched, the city issued $2.7 million in parking fines. Some $7.7 million in parking fines were handed out in 2025, and data shows bylaw enforcement are on track to eclipse last year\u2019s totals and have already issued $7.6 million in fines in 2026.<\/p>\n
RELATED: Nearly $700K in fines issued under landlord registration program in Brampton<\/a><\/p>\n Vehicle towing has also seen a huge jump since the RRL was introduced, up 201 per cent to 723 vehicles in 2025 from 355 vehicles in 2024. And towing is up again this year, with 848 vehicles already towed in the first five months of 2026.<\/p>\n Property standards fines are also up 143 per cent with enforcement up 92 per cent, the report says.<\/p>\n Brampton Bylaw Services has handed out penalty notices with fines of at least $695,550 under the RRL program, and the report shows there have been 620 fire safety inspection orders issued \u201cwhere deficiencies were identified\u201d since January 2024.<\/p>\n The city uses graduated fines with increasing penalties \u201cto encourage early corrective action and reduce non-compliance,\u201d and found 58 per cent of RRL matters are resolved at the \u201cIntermediate Penalty\u201d level following a first offence. Issues with additional rental units (ARUs) are also mostly dealt with at the intermediate stage (51 per cent).<\/p>\n Some 5 per cent of RRL matters escalated to the highest penalty, and landlords who remain in non-compliance with the RRL program face escalation through the Provincial Offences Court and penalties up to $100,000.<\/p>\n