Tag: tenants’ rights
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Ottawa Rent Row: City Advises Reduced Payments, Landlords Push Back
What’s happening in Ottawa’s rental market? In Ottawa, a dispute has emerged over whether some tenants should pay less rent as of the new year. The city has issued guidance suggesting that certain older apartment buildings may see automatic, modest rent reductions. But many landlords are pushing back, saying the official advice doesn’t apply to…
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Ontario Mobile Homeowners Claim Illicit Rent Tactics by Private Equity Park Owner
Overview: A Growing controversy in Ontario’s mobile home parks In several Ontario communities, mobile homeowners and real estate professionals say a private equity firm that owns multiple mobile home parks is using aggressive and potentially illegal tactics to raise lot rents. The escalating rent pressures are turning affordable, long-standing communities into financial strains for many…
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Zohran Mamdani: What his campaign promised for New York City
Fact check and context As of the latest available information, Zohran Mamdani has held a prominent role in New York politics as a member of the City Council. He was not sworn in as mayor of New York City. This article focuses on the policies and priorities Mamdani campaigned on and what they could signify…
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Hamilton’s Safe Apartment Bylaw: Landlords & Tenants Guide
Overview: A new era for Hamilton rental housing Starting January 1, Hamilton begins enforcing the Safe Apartment Buildings Bylaw, a cornerstone of city efforts to improve living conditions in rental buildings. The bylaw outlines minimum housing standards and establishes clearer responsibilities for landlords, while strengthening protections for tenants. For both sides, understanding the triggers, timelines,…
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Halifax Tenant Faces Eviction After Year-Long Complaints Over Repairs
Growing Tension in Halifax: A Tenant’s Year-Long Battle for Repairs In the Cowie Hill neighborhood of Halifax, a dispute over housing maintenance has culminated in a looming eviction. A local tenant, Ralph Pearson, says he was told he would need to vacate his unit at the end of his fixed-term lease, despite what he describes…
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Halifax Tenant Faces Eviction After Year of Repair Complaints
Overview of the Case A Halifax man is facing eviction at the end of his fixed-term lease after a year of raising repair concerns with his property management company. The tenant, who has requested to remain anonymous, says that repeated requests for essential fixes to his apartment went unanswered or were insufficient, leading to a…
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A Sewing Circle, a Home, a Lifeline: The Threat to Older Homes and Community Ties
Introduction: A Community’s Quiet Crisis In neighborhoods where quiet streets once echoed with the clack of a sewing machine and the hum of conversations, a more troubling sound has begun to dominate: the slow, systematic erasure of homes that generations of seniors call their own. As developments press forward and older properties are earmarked for…
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Ireland’s Rent Crisis: What Can the Government Do to Fix It
Introduction: A Crisis That Demands Action The rental market in Ireland has become a pressure cooker, with rising rents, limited supply, and long waiting lists for affordable homes. Across cities and towns, renters worry that wage growth isn’t keeping pace with the prices they must pay each month. This article examines the core challenges and…
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Haunted HK Rentals: How Ghosts Slash Hong Kong Rents
Introduction: A Bold Strategy in a Tight Market In Hong Kong’s land-starved, high-cost housing landscape, even a tiny, no-frills apartment far from the city center can swallow a large chunk of a monthly salary. Yet a growing number of bold renters are turning to a controversial tactic: intentionally choosing properties reported to be haunted by…
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Australian Rentals Surge: Prices Up Nearly 44% in Five Years as Listings Dry Up
Rising Rents and shrinking vacancies: the national picture Renters across Australia are feeling the pressure as core rental costs climb to new highs. Cotality’s Quarterly Rental Review shows that the median weekly rent in capital cities has surged by 44 per cent over five years, reaching more than $700 per week for the first time.…