Neighbours try to help mother and son on disability facing eviction in Parkdale
A Parkdale woman who has called the same place home for more than 30 years and lives on disability says if she and her son are evicted, they will have no place to go. Building management says the tenant is unable to maintain safety standards, but neighbours who are supporting her dispute that.
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Parkdale tenants keep their rent over building upkeep
The tenants are withholding partial rent from their corporate landlord in response to what they call unfair living conditions By Julia Mastroianni
Google Street View of 55 Triller Avenue in Parkdale.
Tenants in a Parkdale building are withholding a third of their rent in an effort to send a message to a corporate landlord over what they call unfair living conditions.
The building, located at 55 Triller and managed by DMS Property Management Ltd, was bought by Starlight Investments a year ago.
Starlight filed the highest number of applications for above-guideline rent increases in Toronto between 2012 to 2019, according to a recent report by RenovictionsTO.
Residential Evictions Paused, but Delays May Pose Problems for Some Landlords
Fear that the winter would bring a rash of renters being kicked out of their homes has abated with the provincial government’s decision to pause residential evictions.
The emergency order to temporarily stop the enforcement of evictions was announced Thursday at the start of a provincial stay-at-home-order. It is meant to ensure people are not forced to leave their homes during the current state of emergency related to the pandemic, unless there’s been illegal activity.
“We’ve been calling for an eviction moratorium beyond just the enforcement for the duration of the pandemic,” said Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario spokesperson Bahar Shadpour.