The Landlord and Tenant Board dismissed the renoviction request because the only building permit the landlord had from the city was limited to making minor repairs. It also said it wasn't convinced the work would require the units to be vacant.
According to data obtained by CBC Hamilton, on average per year the Rental Housing Enforcement Unit receives over 18,400 calls, opens 1,500 cases and investigates around 200 cases. But a Hamilton tenant hopes she can find justice with the unit, despite its track record.
Advocacy groups say tensions between landlords and tenants are at an all-time high in the wake of a landlord killing two tenants before dying in a shootout with police on May 27.
This city reveres its traditions, especially those surrounding Carnival. But even in New Orleans, people will push the envelope if there is fun – or glitter –
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