Hamilton ACORN

• Tenants rights group calls on city of Hamilton to implement maximum heat bylaw

  ACORN Hamilton is calling on the city to do more to address extreme heat in rental units, including the implementation of a maximum heat bylaw.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2022
  
• Advocates urge city of Hamilton to make internet affordable for low-income residents

  Hamilton housing advocates say the city should be doing more to help low-income residents who struggle to pay for the cost of internet at home.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2022
  
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• Hamilton begins public consultation on vacant home tax with aim of freeing up affordable housing

  An online survey is the next step towards the creation of a tax, which could arrive in 2023.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2021
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• Councillors advancing licensing pilot to protect Hamilton tenants living in neglected rentals

  The rental licensing pilot, backed by Hamilton's planning committee, is set to come before council for ratification.

  Politics

  Aug 12, 2021
• Hamilton’s board of health adds protection for residents of high-rise buildings

  Outbreaks at residential high-rise buildings on Queen, Wellington and Rebecca streets accounted for a total of 225 cases of COVID-19.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2021
• Vacant home tax aims to protect Hamilton’s affordable housing stock

  City staff estimate the annual cost of the program, including the hiring of eight staff, at between $1 million and $1.3 million, but that cost could be offset by new revenues.

  Politics

  Jul 5, 2021
• More property standards protection on the way for Hamilton tenants

  Ward 2 Coun. Jason Farr presented the motion, saying 'good tenants deserve the peace of mind to have healthy and safe environments.'

  Health

  Mar 23, 2021
• Hamilton to look at improving property standards bylaw to protect tenants in unsafe conditions

  Hamilton's planning committee unanimously voted in favour of a motion that aims to improve conditions for tenants who are forced to live in unsafe or unhealthy rental units.

  News

  Jan 14, 2020
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• Provincial funding announcement for affordable housing met with protesters in Hamilton

  During the announcement, more than two dozen members of Hamilton ACORN, which lobbies on behalf of vulnerable tenants, stood on the sidewalk and chanted loudly.

  Jul 22, 2019
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• Hamilton politicians seek to ensure city is not contributing to ‘renovictions’

  "We absolutely welcome investment, but not if it's going to displace our tenants and residents via the practice of renoviction," said Ward 3 Coun. Nrinder Nann.

  Politics

  Jul 8, 2019