Browsing Tag

eviction

Rent banks a ‘lifesaver’ for Canadians earning low, moderate incomes

Tara Deschamps – THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 24, 2022

TORONTO – Luz Lopez-Dee was on the brink of eviction years ago, when she missed a government letter that was crucial for her to receive pension payments.The retiree was awash with nerves about how she would come up with rent, while she…

Real Estate

Millions fear eviction as US housing crisis worsens

Ken Sweet And Michael Casey - The Associated Press Jun 17, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 4 million people say they fear being evicted or foreclosed upon in the coming months, just as two studies released Wednesday found that the nation's housing availability and affordability crisis is expected to…

Real Estate

‘It’s not all about the bottom line, all of the time’: As many struggle to make…

Victoria Gibson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Mar 8, 2021

By Victoria Gibson, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterTORONTO STARLast fall, like many tenants across Ontario, Kayla Lemieux was struggling to make rent.Money had been tight for a few years – since her daughter was diagnosed…

Real Estate

B.C. to extend rent freeze through 2021, increase protections against ‘renovictions’

The Canadian Press Mar 2, 2021

VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it will introduce legislative changes to extend a rent freeze through the end of the year, as well as stop illegal ``renovictions'' and improve the dispute resolution process for tenants and…

Real Estate

Ontario’s new COVID 19 eviction moratorium allows eviction orders to still be issued

Victoria Gibson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jan 14, 2021

TORONTO STAROntario's Landlord and Tenant Board can continue to hold hearings and issue eviction orders for residential tenancies during the province's second eviction moratorium during COVID-19.Details about the eviction halt…

Real Estate

N.S. single mothers describe the dilemma of families seeking safe, low cost housing

Michael Tutton – THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 14, 2020

HALIFAX – Single mother Harley Newell faces a harsh choice: either battle to remain in an apartment in need of repairs or pursue the faint hope of finding publicly subsidized housing in a small Nova Scotia town.The 29-year-old single…

Real Estate

Ontario government halts commercial evictions in COVID 19 pandemic

The Canadian Press Jun 8, 2020

TORONTO – The Ontario government is putting a temporary ban on commercial evictions to help small business owners who are struggling to pay their rent amid the COVID-19 fallout.Premier Doug Ford says the moratorium applies to small…

Building

Saskatchewan to suspend eviction hearings over spread of COVID 19

The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2020

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan is temporarily suspending eviction hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic.The government said Thursday that the Office of Residential Tenancies will no longer accept applications for missed or late rent.The…

Real Estate

Ontario ombudsman launches probe of Landlord and Tenant Board delays

The Canadian Press Jan 9, 2020

TORONTO – Ontario's ombudsman is launching an investigation into delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board.Paul Dube says case backlogs at the board are getting worse and complaints to the ombudsman's office about long waits for hearings…

Real Estate

Trailer park residents in Mississauga, Ont. say development plans are unfair

Salmaan Farooqui - THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 11, 2017

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – A plan to tear down a small mobile home park for a new housing development in Mississauga, Ont., has the small community of over 200 homes wondering where they'll have to move and has seniors wondering how they'll be…