Posted in Above Guideline increase, Activism, FMTA on December 6, 2019| Leave a Comment »
FMTA (Federation of Metro Tenants’ Association) Press Conference On Expiring Rent Increases in Ontario
Published on Dec 3, 2019
Tenants in Ontario are owed $Millions in rent reductions but are not getting their money. We call on the province to ensure tenants get their rent reductions.
FMTA official website: https://www.torontotenants.org/
Posted in Activism, Affordable housing, International Tenants Day on September 12, 2019| Leave a Comment »
International Tenants’ Day is celebrated on the first Monday of October each year. This year it is celebrated on October 7, 2019. The International Union of Tenants (IUT) announces a theme each year. Tenant organisations are of course free to choose their own topic/theme for this day. This year’s celebration coincides with the United Nations Special rapporteur’s launch of:
“The Shift” http://www.unhousingrapp.org/the-shift and,
”Push the film” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Q4So4femM
The International Union of Tenants (IUT) has chosen these themes together with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as the recommended themes when Tenants celebrate the International Tenants’ Day around the world. There are the themes:
Sustainable Development Goals
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/cities/:
Refer to the International Union of Tenants (IUT) website for more details: https://www.iut.nu/events/international-tenants-day/
NOTE – The International Union of Tenants (IUT) website is: https://www.iut.nu/
Posted in Activism, ACTO, Affordable housing, National Housing Day of Action, Uncategorized, tagged ACTO, Affordable housing, National Housing Day of Action on November 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) is organizing a National Housing Day of Action on Friday, November 18, 2016, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST.
Refer to: http://www.acto.ca/
Description
Food, water and shelter are some of the most fundamental human rights, yet Canada is facing an affordable housing and homelessness crisis. Everything begins with housing – without it, no one can truly live life with dignity.
The Canadian government has promised to fix the affordable housing crisis with Canada’s first ever National Housing Strategy. On November 22nd, they will announce what they have heard people across Canada say is needed in a National Housing Strategy. We are calling for the government to ensure our National Housing Strategy will guarantee everyone the right to safe, adequate, and affordable housing.
Make your voice heard. Together let’s make a commitment that we will hold the government accountable.
You can access the ACTO flyer for this event at this link: nhd_flyer
Posted in Activism, Apartment Issues, Community Event, Repairs and maintenance, Tenant School, tagged Activism, Rental Housing, Repairs and Maintenance, Tenant School on August 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
UPDATE – Please note that the Federation of Metro Tenants Association (FMTA) has launched the “Connecting Communities Tenant School”. The purpose of the tenant school is for ’empowering tenants through education and information of their legal rights as tenants’. The schools will be be held over a period of 2 years.
Check these links for more details:
www.torontotenants.org/news/fmta-launches-connecting-communities-tenant-school
http://www.torontotenants.org/news/connecting-communities-tenant-school-now-accepting-participants
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You are invited to participate in the upcoming Taylor Massey Tenant School.
This event will take place September 11- October 16, 2012 at 10 Gower Street, Toronto, ON
The purpose of this event is to provide training and valuable information to tenants on how to deal effectively with various rental housing issues. You need to register to participate in the ‘tenant school’.
Please refer to this document for more details: TaylorMassey_Tenant School
Posted in Activism, Affordable housing, Bailout, Canada's Housing Policy, Environment, Home ownership, Politics, Seniors, Seniors housing, Tax breaks, tagged Affordable housing, Bailout, Canada's Housing Policy, Economy, Granny Flats, Home ownership, Politics, Seniors housing, Sustainable affordability on March 15, 2009| 5 Comments »
By I. Aagaard, Guest Contributor
Hi there:
I’m back! Me, with the previous Sustainable Affordability and MISSING: National Housing policy in Federal Elections! contributions. This time I’m here with a suggestion: That tenants collectively approach Ottawa and Queen’s Park for financial help so that we, too, can do our part in saving or creating jobs during these tough times. After all, if GM and Chrysler, to name a few, can get help from Messrs. Harper and McGuinty, then why can’t we?
Think about it! If our respective governments are prepared to help bail out big companies that are poster boys for a capitalist society, then (more…)
Posted in Above Guideline increase, Activism, Auditing programme, Bed bugs, Capital Expenditures, City Inspectors, CMHC, Compensation, Complaints letter, Elevators, Eviction, Garbage, Garbage disposal, Landlord and Tenant Board, Last Month Rent (LMR), Municipal Licensing and Standards, Noise, Noise Complaints, Problem Landlords, Repairs, Repairs and maintenance, Residential Tenancies Act, Security, Security Camera, Soundproof, T2, T6, Tenant Association, Tenants boot camp, tagged Auditing programme, Bed bugs, Building Maintenance, City Inspectors, CMHC, Complaints letter, Elevators, Eviction, Garbage disposal, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Noise Complaints, Repairs, Sample complaint letter, Soundproof, T2 Application, T6 Application, Tenants Associations, Tenants boot camp on November 30, 2008| 15 Comments »
(NOTE – refer to our post on Balcony Renovations at this link for relevant information on issues related to repairs: https://eastyorktenantsgroup.com/2019/09/12/balcony-renovations-and-above-guideline-increases/ )
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Many tenants in Beaches-East York have relayed frustrating experiences with ‘problem landlords’ and property managers when requesting needed repairs to their apartment or when they complain about poor building maintenance. Unresolved complaints for outstanding repairs and building maintenance issues seem to be the bane of the existence of many tenants in the City of Toronto. Although your rental agreement clearly outlines the rights and responsibilities of both the tenant and the landlord, some landlords and property managers do not comply with the regulations set out in the “RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT”
Here is what tenants have been telling us:
Posted in Activism, Auditing programme, City of Toronto Executive Committee, Landlord licensing, Landlord Licensing and Standards, Municipal Licensing, Politics, tagged Auditing programme, Landlord licensing, Municipal Licensing and Standards on November 13, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Toronto’s Municipal Licensing and Standards Department’s proposed auditing strategy was voted in (with some amendments) on Monday (10 November) by the City’s Executive Committee over the criticism and objections of tenants and advocacy groups such as The Federation of Metropolitan Tenants’ Association, The Parkdale Tenants’ Association, ACORN, The South Etobicoke Tenants Association, and the Parkdale Community Legal Services – Tenant’s Advocacy Division who wanted stronger, more tenant-focused regulation.
The new strategy will go into effect on December 1st, 2008. You can read the full recommendation, that the City’s Executive Commitee reviewed, here.
More later on what the new programme may mean to you and what you can do to help ensure that it is implemented well.
Posted in Activism, Landlord licensing, Politics, Toronto City Council, tagged Landlord licensing, Politics, Toronto City Council on November 10, 2008| Leave a Comment »
So, today is the day that the Toronto’s Executive Committee will evaluate and vote on a proposal for a new Municipal Licensing and Standards strategy.
As noted in earlier posts, it looks as if they will approve an auditing plan proposed by the department.
From a tenant perspective (and examined in detail in earlier posts) this proposal is little more than a slightly enhanced version of the status quo.
In earlier posts, we mentioned a meeting that took place yesterday afternoon to show support for landlord licensing – the proposal initially being investigated by the City.
This meeting was well attended (with approximately 40 people present, albeit mostly members from the organizing group, ACORN) and drew a camera crew from Global TV and two newspaper reporters. Three city (more…)
East York Tenants Group 