Toronto ACORN

Toronto ACORN was founded in 2004, with the first organized group in Canada being formed in Weston / Mt Dennis after tenants took their slum-lord to task and won $250,000 in rent abatements. In the next ten years Toronto ACORN spread to every part of the city leading the fight and winning significant victories including raising the minimum wage; strengthening of the enforcement of apartment building standards; regulating the payday loan industry in Canada; and countless improvements in our neighbourhoods. In the next year we plan to fight for a new Residential Tenancy Act; to turn up the heat on predatory lenders that sell consolidation loans; to continue our fight to get the city of Toronto to license all landlords in the city; and to keep the pressure on to close the digital divide.

Toronto ACORN has local meetings in your neighbourhood and they are always open for new people to get involved. Join Toronto ACORN now!

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Council votes to boost number of enforcement officers, perform citywide audit of rental buildings

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If we are good enough to work in the city, then we are good enough to live in the city. Affordable Housing Now!!

Toronto Star: Better rental housing a step closer for tenants

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Inside Toronto: Tenants across Toronto hope new bylaw improves conditions in apartments

Hopes rising for a LiveSafe rating system in highrises

HiBusiness: ACORN Calls For Landlord To Be Licensed

In one of the blazing investor markets in Canada, an advocacy group is trying hard to get landlords to be licensed and legally certified. A report titled State of Repair: The Tenants’ Case for Landlord Licensing in Toronto was issued on Tuesday by The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

Metro News Toronto: People turning to payday loans to pay for food, housing, new report says

A new report from left-leaning think-tank the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives suggests payday loans are a last resort for many.

CBC Toronto: Licensing and standards committee approves tougher rules for landlords

Committee gave green light to punish apartment building owners who don’t meet city standards

Landlord Licensing Update from Marva Burnett

Campaign update from Marva Burnett

City News Toronto: Holding bad landlords accountable

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Torontoist: What Landlord Licensing Could Mean for Toronto Tenants

Next week's debate at Licensing and Standards could make negligent landlords more responsible.

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