INTERNATIONAL TENANTS’ DAY – October 5, 2020
Online digital celebration on 5th October
Refer to this link for more details : https://www.iut.nu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Celebration-of-International-Tenants-Day-World-Habitat-Day-2020.pdf
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Housing for all, a better urban future
Housing is a fundamental human right. It has also been central in the battle against the spread of the COVID-19 virus where it can be a matter of life and death. The spread of COVID-19 is spotlighting as well as worsening a pre-existing global housing crisis.
IUT Contact details:
International Union of Tenants (IUT)
P.O. Box 7514 · Stockholm 103 92 · Sweden
Website: www.iut.nu
LEADNOW – URGENT UPDATE
Petition to stop the mass evictions bill.
The Ford government could pass Bill 184 — Ford’s mass evictions bill as early as today — which means we don’t have much time to stop it.
If it passes, Bill 184 could allow the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) to issue quick eviction notices and kick people out of their homes as early as August 1st.
We encourage you to go to this link below and complete the form with the required details. You can then be able to place a call Steve Clark, Minister of Housing and voice your opposition to this mass eviction bill:
https://act.leadnow.ca/bill-184-c2c-other/
Main Transformer Station (TS) project located near the intersection of Main Street and Danforth Avenue
Demolition of Buildings at 155 and 157 Stephenson Avenue
June 2020
Government Resources and Support for COVID-19
Brad Bradford, Councillor Ward 19 – Beaches-East York
March 24, 2020
Refer to this link for complete details: https://www.bradbradford.ca/covid19/
ACORN CANADA – News Update
URGENT ACTION: Rent Freeze / Suspension of Rent & End NSF Fees & Internet for All!
The Government of Canada released the Economic Response Plan to deal with the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The response is timely as it lays out a range of benefits for Canadians as well as businesses to stay afloat in these extremely challenging times.
Refer to this link for full details where you can add your voice to support this action:
What the Federal Stimulus Package Means for You
Posted March 20, 2020
We heard the Federal Government releasing an Economic Response Plan to help people deal with the crisis due to COVID-19. Here is a quick summary of what the economic package has to offer. However, ACORN Members and Leaders feel there are substantial gaps between what people need and what they will get with the stimulus package.
Refer to this link for more details:
https://acorncanada.org/what-federal-stimulus-package-means-you
2020 Annual Rent Increase Guideline
The Ontario government has set the 2020 Annual Rent Increase Guideline at 2.2%. The guideline increase of 2.2% for 2020 is the maximum a landlord can raise a tenant’s rent without approval of the Landlord and Tenant Board. This applies to most sitting tenants in private residential rental units covered by the Residential Tenancies Act.
Rents charged to new tenants are at the discretion of the landlord.
The 2020 guideline increase takes effect from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. This 2020 guideline increase of 2.2% is the highest increase since 2013. As noted above, landlords cannot increase rent for sitting tenants above the 2.2% guideline without seeking approval from the Landlord and Tenant Board. The increased is based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation calculated monthly by Statistics Canada.
If the landlord intends to implement an Above Guideline Increase the landlord is required to abide by the regulations of the Landlord and Tenant Board and file an application with Landlord and Tenant Board for an Above Guideline Increase. Refer to this link at the Tribunals Ontario, Landlord and Tenant Board:
http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/documents/ltb/Brochures/2020%20Rent%20Increase%20Guideline%20(EN).html
Detailed information on the 2020 Annual Rent Increase Guideline is available at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing link:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/rent-increase-guideline
