Renovictions

• Draft bylaw tackling ‘renovictions’ in London, Ont. coming later this spring

  A London staff report suggests exploring a bylaw similar to one in Hamilton where landlords issuing an N13 notice have to obtain a renovation license from the municipality.

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  Mar 18
  
• Ontario city set to impose ‘1st-of-its-kind’ bylaw preventing renovictions

  Hamilton, Ont. is looking at new rules that will limit or prevent renovictions by binding landlords and tenants legally during renovations.

  Politics

  Jan 18
  
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• Committee approves motion to investigate solutions to renovictions in London, Ont.

  If passed through council, the motion would direct staff to find municipal options to prevent renovictions and report back to committee by September.

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  Jan 9
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• Kitchener considers bylaws around rental evictions due to demolition

  Staff at the city of Kitchener are continuing to look for ways to protect renters who are evicted from their homes as a result of demolition.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2023
• 2nd round of eviction notices sent out at Webster Street apartments

  The notice says leases will be terminated Dec. 31 to accommodate renovations. At least six tenants have received notices informing them of the termination of their lease.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2023
• Hamilton strengthens bylaws to stifle renovictions, steady tenant supports

  Councillors approved a pair of bylaws and added supports to a tenant defence fund to aid renters across Hamilton facing a potential eviction.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2023
• Hamilton-area rallies reflect pressure rising rents, renovictions are having on tenants

  Hamilton councillors are just days away from addressing renoviction bylaws and expansion of a tenant defence fund – aiding groups fighting termination notices.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2023
• Renovictions, fixed-term leases leading to people sleeping rough in Halifax: survey

  A new survey among people sleeping rough in the Halifax area suggests the practices of renovictions and fixed-term leases are contributing to the rising number of unhoused people.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2023
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• ‘More permanent solutions’: ACORN London rallies against ‘renovictions’

  ACORN London held a rally Tuesday, beginning at Victoria Park and making its way to city hall ahead of a council meeting, to raise more awareness about "reno-victions."

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  Jun 6, 2023
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• Why N.B. landlords who want to renovict tenants now have to apply

  Landlords will have to apply to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal to break a tenancy for the purpose of renovations, proving that the unit needs to be vacant.

  Politics

  May 11, 2023