Tenant Rights
Vancouver council approves motion to protect tenants from renovictions
By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer
Landlords will be required to offer displaced tenants the chance to temporarily move out during a renovation without their lease ending or their rent increasing. Continue reading
Verdun building issued evacuation order over unsafe living conditions
By Anne Leclair Reporter
The apartment building at 315 Ruelle St. in Verdun has been issued an evacuation order, but at least one tenant is refusing to leave. Continue reading
‘I’m not proud about this,’ Montreal mayor says after tenants forced from homes
By Anne Leclair Reporter
It was an emotional day for the Plateau-Mont-Royal tenants who are being forced out of their homes. Continue reading
Kingston tenants threatened with lease termination if they grow pot post-legalization
A rental agency in Kingston is prohibiting their tenants from growing cannabis plants once legalization hits in October. Continue reading
Landlords are collecting too much personal info on renters: privacy commissioner
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
Where personal info is required, the specific purpose should clearly stated, the commissioner said in a report released Thursday. Continue reading
Saskatchewan tenants have the right to be protected from second-hand smoke
A ruling from the Office of Residential Tenancies (ORT) in Saskatchewan gives renters the right to be protected from second-hand smoke exposure in their homes. Continue reading
Ontario government caps 2015 rent increases at 1.6 per cent
The Ontario government is capping next year’s rent increases at 1.6 per cent. Continue reading
Tenants of cheap West End housing complex in fight with owners
Residents of a West End housing complex say they’re being deprived basic utilities by landlords determined to drive them out Continue reading