In Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park, residents in three buildings have withheld rent since May, after their landlord proposed a five per cent increase for next year
Beverley Henry paid $900 a month in rent when she first moved into her one-bedroom Toronto apartment nearly a decade ago but that amount has since climbed to more than $1,300.
Henry and some other residents of her building stopped paying rent in June. Tenants in a nearby building – at 22 John Street – joined the rent strike this month. Henry says the previous owner of her building has applied successfully for several above-guideline increases. “We are accommodating and supporting our tenants as best we can as we resolve these AGIs,” Cooper said, noting that about 12 per cent of tenants at 33 King are on a rental strike.
“Their intention is to try to evict us out, so they could obviously replace us with someone who would pay much more, a lot more higher,” said Alao, who lives in a two-bedroom apartment with his family.When asked about the nine per cent increase, Dream Unlimited said “inflation has been very challenging” and rents at the building remain lower than current market rates.
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