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Grassroots advocates from Toronto ACORN came together at Nathan Phillip's Square to pressure the City of Toronto’s executive committee to pass the vacant-home tax proposal with a higher tax rate, which has been implemented in Vancouver, BC.
While the Ford government announced the province’s second state of emergency and other measures aimed at slowing the rise in daily coronavirus cases, including a stay-at-home order, the much-needed ban on residential evictions was noticeably left out.
CityNews coverage of Toronto vacancy tax decision
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Tenants of Leduc and Torbolton Dr in Rexdale delivered a letter of demands to Michael Klein and Family Properties who are trying to renovict them from their homes.
A new tax that would be levied on homeowners that leave their properties vacant was put on hold at city hall today.
This morning, grassroots activists from Toronto ACORN rallied in front of Toronto City Hall to pressure the city’s executive committee to vote in favour of a vacant home tax, which the committee will be discussing today.
Tenants in Rexdale are fighting against a renoviction.
Owner wants residents to leave by March 31 for renovations
Nearly 80,000 applicants are on Toronto's social housing waiting list