Rent Strike
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Minimum wage is up in 6 provinces, but can it help ease affordability pressure?In Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the minimum wage remained unchanged on Sunday.CanadaOct 2, 2023
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Two northwest Toronto buildings join York South-Weston Rent StrikeThe tenants of 1440 and 1442 Lawrence Avenue West allege their landlord refuses to provide basic maintenance to the building while seeking multiple above guideline rent increases.EconomyOct 2, 2023
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‘It is not right’: Some Toronto tenants go on rent strike to protest increasesBeverley Henry paid $900 a month in rent when she first moved into her one-bedroom Toronto apartment nearly a decade ago but that amount has since climbed to more than $1,300.CrimeJul 28, 2023
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Tenants opposed to above-guidance rent increase go on rent strike, withhold paymentsTenants at three apartment buildings in Toronto's Thorncliffe Park are withholding rent payments for a second month after the landlord proposed above guidance rent increases.CanadaJun 5, 2023
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Rent is due May 1. Experts say CERB isn’t enough for some Canadian tenantsSome provinces have encouraged tenants and landlords to work together to develop rent payment plans, which one expert says is the only option right now.CanadaApr 29, 2020
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Flemingdon Park tenants on rent strike take protest to landlord’s head officeLandlord Minto Group has applied for a rent increase of 4.8 per cent above the 1.8 per cent guideline set by the province.CanadaSep 18, 2018
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‘We don’t want to live like animals’: Flemingdon Park tenant plans protest over rent hikeOn Aug. 1, Mizikar will be one of 200 tenants of 35 St Dennis in North York who will not pay rent to Minto Group, the owner of the buildingCanadaJul 31, 2018
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2-month tenant strike expected to end after Toronto landlord drops bid to raise rentsA two-month rent strike at a west Toronto highrise is expected to end after a landlord abandoned a bid to raise tenants' rents by more than double the amount recommended by the government.CanadaMar 26, 2018
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Video appears to show Toronto apartment company CEO nearly run over protester in ParkdaleAs tenants in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood continue to advocate for better living conditions at multiple apartment buildings owned by MetCap Living, a shocking new video appears to show the company’s CEO nearly hit a protester with his pickup truck.CanadaMay 30, 2017
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Parkdale tenants who launched rent strike say they’ve been given eviction noticesTenants of Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood who began a rent strike earlier this month say The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has started to initiate eviction notices.CanadaMay 24, 2017
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