Toronto residents push back against modular housing for homeless people
The city fast-tracks modular housing to reduce homelessness, but some residents are not happy
Samantha Edwards
July 8, 2020
The city fast-tracks modular housing to reduce homelessness, but some residents are not happy
The federal government has extended the rent subsidy program CECRA another month, but only some 21,000 small businesses across the country are getting relief
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The Ontario government has been pushing through Bill 184, legislation critics say will make it easier for landlords to evict tenants
The user-generated website allows tenants to report and search for landlords who have evicted tenants using renovictions or above-guideline rent increases
80 per cent of commercial tenants said their landlords are not applying for CECRA, finance company Merchant Growth reports
Some residents say the short-term rental rules are not being enforced, despite complaints to condo boards and calls to 311
Average rents were on a downward trend through March, April and May, but Toronto is still the most expensive city in the country
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After a tragic accident last fall, landlords have falsely told tenants that city bylaws prohibit window AC units in apartment buildings
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Amid calls for provincial moratorium on commercial evictions, Premier Doug Ford says he doesn’t understand why properties sit vacant