Troster: An anti-renoviction bylaw could help stop bad-faith evictions
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Imagine living in your apartment for decades, faithfully maintaining your home and paying your rent on time. And then out of nowhere, you get an eviction notice from your landlord, claiming that they need to do extensive renovations and that you must vacate the premises.
The whole process seems inevitable and intimidating, so you agree to move out. But a few weeks later, you see your former apartment listed for $1,000 more in rent per month, with photos included in the listing showing that all the owner did is splash on a new coat of paint.
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This is a story we hear repeatedly in my office, especially among senior women. Many of them no longer have anywhere to go, after being priced out of the city core. They end up couch surfing with relatives or living in our city’s shelter system.
The surge in renovictions is not just something we are noticing anecdotally in downtown Ottawa. Recent data from the Ontario........
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