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Read MoreThe New Regulatory Framework for Rooming Houses
Please check out this presentation by Pro Bono Students Canada and Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services about the new regulatory framework for rooming houses in Toronto. Click here to view presentation
Read MoreHave your say on Toronto’s Renoviction By-law
The City of Toronto is developing a new bylaw aimed at preventing “renovictions” – when a landlord illegitimately evicts a tenant by alleging that vacant possession of a rental unit is needed to undertake renovations or repairs. Renovictions can include refusing to allow a tenant to return post-renovation, illegally raising the rent on a returning tenant or not undertaking major renovations after evicting tenants.
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