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Toronto ACORN
CBC News: Licensing Landlords
CBC coverage of Toronto ACORN's landlord licensing campaign
Metro News: Toronto needs to get 'proactive' about tenant complaints, councillors say
Critics of the city's building inspection policy says it relies too much on local councillors taking action to solve problems, which isn't fair to tenants.
City News: Video: Rent control misconception
A loop hole in the rental increase caps may force many middle class families out of their homes
680 News: Tenant advocate website names TCH the city's worst landlord
As the city of Toronto ponders spending millions on a program that would licence and regulate landlords, maybe it should ponder this: According to the recently-launched tenant advocacy website LandLordWatch.com, the city is the biggest slum lord out there — by a long shot.
Global News: Website tracks Toronto’s ‘worst’ landlords and buildings
The website landlordwatch.com compiled city inspection data and ranked buildings and landlords by the number of violations issued to them. The data goes back to 2014.
Toronto Star: License landlords to protect tenants: Editorial
The city is considering a licensing system to ensure tenants have a “safe, secure and decent place to live.” It should go ahead and license landlords, as it does restaurateurs.
Now Magazine: Looking for a new apartment in Toronto? Check landlordwatch.com before signing a lease
New website aggregates landlords and addresses with the highest numbers of City of Toronto investigations in an effort to highlight the need for better regulations
BlogTO: Someone made a list of the worst landlords in Toronto
A new website has ranked the 100 worst landlords and apartment buildings in Toronto, information that should prove very useful for prospective renters in this city.
Toronto ACORN partners with Rentlogic to launch landlord watch list
Check out to see what buildings are on the list