Landlord Lobbyist Downplays Renovictions, ACORN Tells the Real Story
Posted February 18, 2026
ACORN members stood up loud and clear at the Housing and Planning Committee to expose the renoviction crisis in Ottawa. City staff shared LTB data on N13s from 2010 to 2023, but that only counts cases that actually made it to the Board. The truth is most renovictions never get filed.
A landlord lobbyist, Tony Miller, tried to downplay the problem, but ACORN leaders Dave Longchamps, Debbie Staples, and Rosalinda Klempan shut that narrative down. They and over 120 neighbors received N13 notices that never went to the LTB because landlords hoped they would just settle and move out with cash for keys.
Tenants are being pushed out, paying for moving costs and higher rent, and watching their landlords take over their homes. ACORN has been educating tenants for decades, but renovictions keep rising. That proves our current rights are not enough.
Ottawa renters need a strong Renoviction Bylaw like the ones ACORN has won in Toronto and Hamilton. Renovictions are real. Tenants are being displaced. We will not stay quiet. We will not let landlords rewrite our stories. Tenants deserve real protections—and we are demanding them.
City staff are expected to report back to the Housing and Planning committee in May 2026 with a draft Renoviction Bylaw. Stay tuned for next steps.
