Organizing works, and standing up for your rights is worth it, says Maribel Jagorin, the leader of a tenants’ group in Kitchener who won the right to stay in their homes Monday. On Monday, after two years of legal conflict, Landlord and Tenant Board adjudicator Patrick Shea found that the building owner’s application “has been abandoned,” and the tenants are free to remain in their rent-controlled homes.
In one of its last acts in office, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government decided to give Canadians a break at the bank. According to an order-in-council dated March 12, two days before Trudeau resigned, banks won’t be allowed to charge more than $10 if someone doesn’t have enough money in their personal accounts to cover a cheque or a pre-authorized debit.
Tenants at a Hamilton apartment building are no longer living under the threat of renoviction after a win at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). Beverly Hoadley, 87, and Amanda Dick, 42, were among the more than 20 people living at 103 Emerald St. S. who fought N13 eviction notices — saying there are plans for work at a building, like a demolition or repairs — there were filed by landlord Jon Pilon.
Canadians will soon see lower non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees, as the federal government moves to cap bank charges at $10 per transaction, down from the current rates of $45 to $48. The change, set to take effect on March 12, 2026, is expected to save Canadians $4.1 billion over the next decade.
Deborah Nowlan has spent years on the public housing waitlist, but with only 16 NB housing units available in her community, finding a place on her own meant choosing between what she describes as either unsafe or unaffordable.
Tenants facing displacement from two James Street South buildings have more breathing room after a city committee delayed a decision relating to their landlord’s redevelopment plans. “The underlying issue is we want a solution that doesn’t displace families and people living in these buildings,” tenant Pamela Cooper said after the committee of adjustment’s tabling motion Thursday.
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