Legal dispute pits Roncesvalles tenants against landlords over eviction notices and housing security
Tenants in a Roncesvalles Avenue building are fighting eviction notices they say threaten their long-term homes amid Toronto’s housing crunch. The owners, who also operate a clinic on the property, say the notices are lawful and driven by personal and business needs.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/roncesvalles-eviction-dispute-9.7175214?cmp=rss

“There’s a guy called Dave Wells in Bournemouth with 3,000 properties... I think we should seize them.”

Landlords Are Killing Britain. What Can We Do About It?

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#BrokenBritain #UKpol #UKpolitics #housing #landlords #rent #renting #HousingCrisis #renters #AaronBastani #economy #Novara

Landlords Are Killing Britain. What Can We Do About It?

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When Teachers Can’t Afford to Live in the Bay Area, Districts Get Into the Housing Game

A growing number of affordable housing developments meant for school staffers are cropping up around the Bay Area as the region’s cost of living continues to soar.

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Toronto renters gather this weekend to launch first citywide tenants union
Organizers say the new union will unite tenants across Toronto to strengthen collective action on rent, housing conditions, and affordability, while landlords and housing providers also weigh in on the tensions in the rental market.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-tenants-union-9.7166868?cmp=rss

Meanwhile, all three of the #Brattleboro delegation to the #VTHouse voted to pass H.772, a bill that eviscerates tenant protections in #Vermont, which are meager eough as they stand. H.772 is a huge giveaway to #landlords.

I am extremely disappointed in Ian Goodnow (Windham-9), Molly Burke (Windham-8), and Emilie Kornheiser (Windham-7), today.

This past weekend, Rep. Burke announced her retirement. She will not seek re-election this November.

#Vtpol #VTpoli #VT

https://vtlegalaid.org/news/h772-and-tenant-protections

Vermont H. 772, A Bill That Would Destroy Critical Tenant Protections | Vermont Legal Aid

As written, this bill guts tenants’ procedural due process rights in a variety of ways.

Small landlords voice their concerns over Kitchener's new renoviction bylaw
Kitchener has passed a renoviction bylaw that aims to better protect tenants from being evicted in bad faith when a unit needs to be renovated. While there was support from the public for it, many small ownership landlords voiced their concerns with it, saying it will add another layer of pressure and coul...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/kitchener-renoviction-bylaw-small-landlords-9.7163315?cmp=rss

My new favourite hobby is joining Facebook groups advertising apartments for rent in Brussels and bullying landlords who demand extortionate rents for studio apartments.

#landlords #renting