Councillors have approved a motion that would study the possibility of an anti-renovictions bylaw, which tenant advocates say would help to prevent frivolous evictions.
Ontario's ombudsman says a backlog of cases at the Landlord and Tenant Board has grown and it's taking an average of 7 or 8 months for a hearing to be scheduled.
With Canada s already-hot rental market expected to come under even more pressure in 2023, experts say tenants should guard against renoviction by educating themselves about their rights.