Toronto tenants unionize to demand rent relief in the face of looming pandemic evictions
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put the squeeze on more people s income and job prospects, a growing number of renters have formed grassroots tenant unions to collectively speak up against landlords and stave off the threat of possible evictions.
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Posted: Feb 22, 2021 12:00 PM ET | Last Updated: February 26
Carly Tisdall is a member of the Goodwood Park Tenants Union in Toronto. (Submitted by Carly Tisdall)
As Ontario’s eviction blitz continues, Toronto tenants fight for a ban
The Landlord Tenant Board has processed thousands of eviction applications since Doug Ford s government lifted a moratorium in the summer By Julia Mastroianni
Courtesy of Parkdale Organize
Metcap tenants from across Toronto rallied on December 5, 2020 in a protest against evictions and rent. increases
During the pandemic, Toronto renters have been fighting for rent relief in the face of lost jobs and income, and an eviction ban.
But with Toronto in a second lockdown and many tenants still out of a job, the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) has begun, as one adjudicator put it, an “eviction blitz.” Hearings last mere minutes and tenants who have no way to pay rent are handed eviction orders.